HC Deb 07 July 1943 vol 390 c2061
1. Mr. Boothby

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in view of the communiqué issued by the Associated Press of America, of which details have been furnished to him, whether he will give an assurance that His Majesty's Government is not pursuing and does not intend to pursue a policy hostile to General de Gaulle?

The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Eden)

I would refer my hon. Friend to the statement made by the Prime Minister on 1st July in reply to Questions from the hon. and gallant Member for Ayr Burghs (Sir T. Moore) and the hon. Member for Seaham (Mr. Shinwell), to which I have nothing to add.

Mr. Boothby

May we take it from that answer that the communiqué referred to did not in fact represent the views of His Majesty's Government?

Mr. Eden

I have an idea that the Prime Minister dealt with that in a supplementary, and I do not think I can improve on the answer.