Mr McClelland (Barton) asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in writing, on 31 May 2007:
Has he asked Mr Lindberg why, during a telephone conversation on 7 March 2005, Mr Lindberg did not inform him that Alia was part-owned by the Government of Iraq; if not, why not.
Mr Downer (Mayo—Minister for Foreign Affairs)—The answer to the honourable member’s question is as follows:
No.