37. Mr. Wilson Harrisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it is the policy of His Majesty's Government to oppose the association of Spain with any of the technical organisations of the United Nations.
§ Mr. MayhewThe present Spanish Government is excluded from the specialised agencies of the United Nations by a recommendation of the General Assembly of 12th December, 1946. So long as this recommendation remains in force, His Majesty's Government will abide by it.
§ Mr. MayhewWe shall not move that the resolution be rescinded.
§ Mr. WarbeyWill my hon. Friend give an assurance that the Government will not support any motion to rescind this resolution?
§ Mr. MayhewIt is not our present intention to support a move to rescind the resolution. At the same time, a case can be made out against the exclusion of Spain from international conferences of a technical character, and I cannot commit the Government to opposing any such move, if it is made.