§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has about the level of co-operation between the Khmer Rouge, the Khmer People's National Liberation Front and Prince Sihanouk in(a) diplomatic activity relating to the United Nations plan for Cambodia and (b) military activity relating to the continuing war in Cambodia.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe Khmer People's National Liberation Front, the Sihanoukists and the Khmer Rouge coordinate their diplomatic activity on the United Nations plan and otherwise through the coalition known as the National Government of Cambodia—NGC. We understand that, although the three parties share the objective of installing the NGC in Phnom Penh, their armed forces are autonomous and co-operate on an ad hoc basis.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has about recent arms supplies to the warring parties in Cambodia.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydChina has announced that it has ceased supplying arms to the forces of the Cambodian resistance parties. The draft comprehensive settlement document agreed in Paris on 23 to 26 November by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, the co-chairmen of the Paris conference on Cambodia and the United Nations Secretary-General's representative provides for the cessation of all outside arms supplies to all the Cambodian parties.
§ Mr. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has on Pol Pot's current role in the Khmer Rouge; and what steps he is taking to prevent his participation it) the United Nations peace plan for Cambodia.
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§ Mr. Lennox-BoydIn 1985 Pol Pot renounced his principal posts in the Khmer Rouge. His sole remaining official title is head of the Academy of National Defence.
The framework document agreed by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council provides that the members of the Supreme National Council
should be acceptable to each other".This was designed to exclude Pol Pot. The draft settlement document agreed in Paris on 23 to 26 November also includes comprehensive human rights provisions to guard against any return to the horrors of the past.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what consideration was given to the inclusion of the ceasefire agreement between Hun Sen and Prince Sihanouk agreed in Tokyo in June in the United Nations framework for Cambodia.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe five permanent members of the UN Security Council took the results of the Tokyo meeting between Hun Sen and Prince Sihanouk, including the reference to voluntary self-restraint and a ceasefire, into account in elaborating their framework for a comprehensive political settlement of the Cambodia conflict.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has on the relationship of Son Sen and Khieu Samphan with the Khmer Rouge Government of 1975 to 1978; what official positions they held between 1975 and 1978; what positions they currently hold in the Khmer Rouge; and whether Her Majesty's Government supported their membership of the new Supreme National Council.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydFrom 1975–1978, Son Sen was Vice-Premier for National Defence and a member of the standing committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea central committee. He was also described in 1978 as chairman of the committee of the general staff of the Cambodian Revolutionary Army. He is now a member of the Supreme National Council, deputy head of the Party of Democratic Kampuchea, supreme commander of the Army of Democratic Kampuchea and Minister attached to the National Government of Cambodia's co-ordinating committee for national defence.
Khieu Samphan was Deputy Premier and Minister of National Defence in GRUNC—the Royal Cambodian Government of National Unity—when the Khmer Rouge took power in April 1975. In August 1975 he was described as Deputy Premier for general affairs attached to the Premier's office and Commander-in-Chief of the Cambodian People's National Liberation Armed Forces. In 1976 he replaced Prince Sihanouk as Cambodian Head of State, becoming chairman of the praesidium of Democratic Kampuchea. He is now a member of the Supreme National Council, leader of the Party of Democratic Kampuchea and the National Government of Cambodia's Vice-Premier in charge of national defence.
The framework for a comprehensive political settlement agreed by the five permanent members of the Security Council specifies that
the composition of the Supreme National Council, including the selection and number of its members, should be decided by the Cambodian parties through consultations".We played no part in the process that led to the formation of that Supreme National Council.
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§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has any information linking Son Sen with the administration of Tuol Sleng prison during the period 1975 to 1978.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydDuring the period 1975–78, Son Sen was Cambodian Vice-Premier in charge of national defence. We have no information linking Son Sett with Tuol Sleng during this period.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what military, diplomatic or financial support has been provided since 1979 by Her Majesty's Government to the Cambodian non-communist resistance parties.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydAlthough we have no dealings with the resistance coalition National Government of Cambodia, we have since 1979 provided political support for Prince Sihanouk and the Kampuchea People's National Liberation Front—KPNLF. This has included invitations to Prince Sihanouk and Son Sann to visit London for high-level talks. We have also given limited financial support in the form of humanitarian assistance for the inmates of Sihkanoukist and KPLNF camps on the Thai-Cambodian border, provided as donations in kind: foodstuffs, clothing, basic domestic equipment, and so on.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give the dates of talks Her Majesty's Government have held, or intend to hold, with representatives of Prince Sihanouk, of the Khmer Rouge, the Khmer People's National Liberation Front and the Hun Sen regime as part of the political settlement for Cambodia.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydNo formal talks with the Cambodian parties have been held or are planned. We maintain informal contact with the two non-communist partners in the resistance coalition and have indicated a willingness to talk to representatives of the Hun. Sen regime to urge them to co-operate in restoring peace to Cambodia on the basis of the five's framework. We have no contact with the Khmer Rouge.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the dates of talks Her Majesty's Government have held with the Governments of Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan and Australia about the United Nations framework plan for Cambodia; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydAfter each of their eight meetings in 1990, the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council briefed, as a group or individually, representatives of the Governments to whom the hon. Member refers. In addition, we are in close and regular contact with the diplomatic missions of these Governments in London. Japan and Australia, as co-chairmen of two of the Paris conference commit:tees, took part in the working group meeting in Jakarta on 9 and 10 November. In addition, we held formal bilateral talks on Cambodia with the Prime Minister of Thailand on 17 October, and with representatives of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 30 November.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings have70W been held by the member states of the European Community in the last year to discuss the situation in Cambodia; and what issues were discussed at what level of representation.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydOne meeting of the European political co-operation—Asia working group convened this year specifically to discuss Cambodia. Cambodia regularly features on the agenda of EPC meetings at both official and ministerial level.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what future meetings are planned between representatives of the European Community and the Association of South-East Asian Nations to discuss the situation in Cambodia.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThere are no plans for a meeting between EC and ASEAN representatives specifically to discuss Cambodia. But we expect Cambodia to be on the agenda of the next EC-ASEAN ministerial meeting in Luxembourg on 30 and 31 May 1991.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has received a copy of the report by Raoul Jennar on Cambodia; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydWe have read with interest Raoul Jennar's report of his recent visit to Cambodia. I also refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Broxtowe (Mr. Lester) on 12 December, at column421.