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condemning the attack on Beirut airport by Israel, he issued no similar statement condemning attacks on Israel by terror- ists based in Arab countries;
(2) what diplomatic representations have been made by him in respect of the attack by Arab terrorists trained in the Lebanon on an El Al airliner at Athens Airport which resulted in the death of one passenger and serious in- jury to an air hostess.
Mr. Goronwy Roberts: We believe that such criminal acts are most appro- priately dealt with by prosecution in the courts of the country concerned. Such prosecution is taking place in the Greek courts in this case.
We have said again and again that we deplore all breaches of the cease- fire arrangements in the Middle East and all acts of violence, wherever and by whomsoever they are committed This most emphatically includes both acts of terrorism such as that at Athens Airport on 26th December, and terrorist attacks in Israel and Israel-occupied territory. This view was clearly expressed by the British representative in the Security Council on 29th December who described the Athens incident as part of a terrify- ing trend which all nations must surely join to deplore ".
Court of International Justice (Jurisdiction)
Mr. Hector Hughes asked the Secre- tary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs which countries have given notification that they accept the compulsory jurisdiction of the Court of International Justice.
Mr. Goronwy Roberts: I would refer my hon. and learned Friend to my reply to the hon. Member for Cheltenham (Mr. Dodds-Parker) on 20th December, 1968.-[Vol. 775, c. 501.]
Breaches of International Law by States
Mr. Rose asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what extent of damage to property and loss of life are treated by him as relevant criteria in assessing the gravity of breaches of international law by States when the possibility of making repre- sentations through diplomatic channels is
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under consideration by Her Majesty's Government.
Mr. Whitlock: Her Majesty's Govern- ment take a grave view of all breaches of international law on the part of another State involving damage to property and loss of life. In principle, however, repre- sentations through diplomatic channels with a view to securing redress are appropriate only when the damage or loss has been suffered by United King- dom citizens.
Hong Kong (Arrested Schoolgirls) Mr. Orbach asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what were the circumstances in which the schoolgirl,
of
the Belilios School, Hong Kong, was ar- rested; how many of her school-mates were arrested at the same time; what charges were preferred against them; what were the ages of the girls when arrested; how many are now imprisoned; and what are the lengths of sentence still to run in these cases.
Mr. Whitlock: In the course of in- quiries held during the latter half of 1967 into the distribution within Belilios Girls
School of inflammatory leaflets of a politi- a pupil,
cal nature,
was
was suspended from school for dis- obedience and indiscipline, pending con- sideration of her expulsion. Subsequently she entered the school, demanded to be allowed to return and with 13 other girls caused disturbances which required police intervention. All 14 girls, aged between 16 and 18, were arrested. charged with trespassing; the others with obstructing the police. They were all sentenced to fines of H.K.$100 or one month's imprisonment. The fines of six were paid (including
: The other eight chose the prison sentence, and have completed it.
Hong Kong (Detainees)
Mr. Orbach asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs why the names of 54 Chinese detained without trial under the Hong Kong Emergency Regulations were not published.
Mr. Whitlock: It is not the practice to publish the names of detained persons.
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