Mrs. Clwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what were the legal and administrative difficultiesinvolved in the wording of the project agreement with the Indonesian authorities in relation to the regional physical planningprogramme for transmigration in Indonesia; what were regarded as the sensitivities of the project at the time the extension of theproject was approved in 1987; and what legal advice was received by his Department in 1987 regarding the extension of the project.[11648]Dr. Fox: The difficulties related to the question of which agency on each side should be the contracting party to the agreement.While the developmental arguments were in favour of our continued involvement, sensitivities noted at the time of the extension werepublic perceptions of the transmigration programme, the wider relationship with the Indonesian Government and the World bank and theviews of British environmental organisations which regarded our involvement as beneficial. Legal advice was not sought.