HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

That this House notes with interest the re-election of President Hafez Al-Assad in an election in which he was unopposed and 6,727,992 citizens voted, being 99.14 per cent. of the electorate; notes that he received 6,726,843 votes, being 99.98 per cent. of the poll, with 396 votes against him and 753 spoilt papers; and hopes that the Syrian propaganda machine will hesitate before it lectures the West or Israel about democracy or liberty.