HC Deb 23 June 1988 vol 135 c651W
Mr. Marlow

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the recent expulsion of an Israeli diplomat, giving the reasons, and the text of any letters relevant to that expulsion.

Mr. Eggar

Following the trial and conviction of Ismail Sowan the Israeli ambassador was informed on 17 June that a member of his diplomatic staff must leave the country by the end of the month. It is not the practice to publish details of confidential exchanges between Governments.

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