Draft Report (Global Security: The Middle East), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.

Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.

Paragraphs 1 to 6 read and agreed to.

Paragraph 7 read, amended and agreed to.

A paragraph—(The Chairman)—brought up, read the first and second time and inserted (now paragraph 8).

Paragraph 8 (now paragraph 9) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 9 (now paragraph 10) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 10 to 16 (now paragraphs 11 to 17) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 17 (now paragraph 18) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 18 to 23 (now paragraphs 19 to 24) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 24 (now paragraph 25) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 25 to 39 (now paragraphs 26 to 40) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 40 (now paragraph 41) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 41 to 43 (now paragraphs 42 to 44) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 44 (now paragraph 45) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 46 to 48 (now paragraphs 47 to 49) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 49 (now paragraph 50) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 50 to 65 (now paragraphs 51 to 56) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 66 (now paragraph 67) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 67 to 71 (now paragraphs 68 to 72) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 72 (now paragraph 73) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 73 to 81 (now paragraphs 74 to 82) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 82 (now paragraph 83) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 83 to 104 (now paragraphs 84 to 105) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 105 (now paragraph 106) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 106 to 113 (now paragraphs 107 to 114) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 114 (now paragraph 115) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 115 to 118 (now paragraphs 116 to 119) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 119 (now paragraph 120) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 120 to 137 (now paragraphs 121 to 138) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 138 (now paragraph 139) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 139 to 169 (now paragraphs 140 to 170) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 170 (now paragraph 171) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 172 and 173 (now paragraphs 173 and 174) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 174 (now paragraph 175) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 176 to 178 (now paragraphs 177 to 179) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 179 (now paragraph 180) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 180 to 187 (now paragraphs 181 to 188) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 188 (now paragraph 189) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 189 to 232 (now paragraphs 190 to 233) read and agreed to.

Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the Eighth Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.

Ordered, That embargoed copies of the Report be made available, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 134.

Several Papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.

Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House. —(The Chairman)

  The Committee further deliberated.

[Adjourned till 12 September at 2.00 pm