HC Deb 30 November 1988 vol 142 c264W
116. Mr. Janner

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make a statement on the progress of the Government's inquiry into the circumstances of President Kurt Waldheim's involvement in the capture of British service men.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The review concerning the fate of captured British service men and the involvement, if any, of the then Lieutenant Waldheim is being conducted with all the speed consistent with the proper consideration of evidence and the need for accuracy. I can assure the hon. Member that the work is being brought as quickly as possible to its conclusion and that, as my hon. Friend the Member for Hertfordshire, North (Mr. Stewart) promised on 29 February, a report will be published.

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