§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, further to his answer,Official Report, 4 February, column 1, whether he will instruct the British ambassador to Saudi Arabia to seek an assurance from the president of Aramco that Aramco will not penalise those British nationals under contract to the company who do not attend work during air raid warning periods.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggEmployees of Aramco are under a contractual agreement to the company. We understand that a few, employed on essential services, are required to work through air raid warning periods. Such persons may, 389W in the circumstances, wish to terminate their contracts. As I informed the hon. Member on 4 February at column 1, the British ambassador to Saudi Arabia has been assured by the president of Aramco that the company would not penalise those who sought to leave because of the war, and that accrued benefits would not be forfeited.