HC Deb 14 May 1991 vol 191 c109W
Dr. Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Turkish Government concerning the arrest of the British journalists Robert Fisk ofThe Independent and Robert Fox of The Daily Telegraph, and the declaration of The Independent staff Christopher Bellamy, Phil Reeves and Richard Wayman as persona non grata in Turkey.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The detention and expulsion of Mr. Fisk and the future ofThe Independent's representation in Turkey have been discussed by the British ambassador in Ankara with the Turkish authorities. We naturally wish for The Independent to have effective representation in Turkey.

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