HC Deb 21 February 1991 vol 186 cc220-1W
Mr. Wilson

To ask the Prime Minister (1) if he will place in the Library a copy of the translated text on which he based his initial response to the statement issued by the Iraqi Government on 15 February;

(2) when he received an expert translation from the original of the statement put forward by the Iraqi Government on 15 February; and if he will arrange for it to be placed in the Library.

The Prime Minister

We received a copy of the full BBC translation of the Iraqi statement during the early afternoon of 15 February. This proved to be the same in all major respects as the English translation issued later by the Iraqi Government. Arrangements have been made for a copy of both texts to be placed in the Library of the House.