§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions Her Majesty's Government, or representatives of alliances of which the United Kingdom is a member, had with Kuwait or Iraq prior to 2 August, concerning adjustment or delineation of the border between Iraq and Kuwait.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe United Kingdom has not been involved in such discussions since before 1961 when the British Government terminated the exclusive agreement of 1899 with the Kuwaiti Government and recognised Kuwait as a sovereign independent state.