§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Government of Guatemala, following an incident involving a Royal Navy ship and a Guatemalan gunboat in Guatemalan waters on 20 November 1988; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldegraveAt the time of the incicent the RN vessel HMS Fawn was carrying out peaceful and334W legitimate hydrographic survey work in the high seas in the Gulf of Honduras. A protest has accordingly been made to the Guatemalan Government. The Royal Navy's survey work in the area will continue.