§ 15. Mr. N. Macphersonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on what matters agreement was reached during the discussions between the Foreign Ministers of Britain, France, the United States of America and Canada, and the subsequent discussions between the Foreign Ministers of the 12 countries represented in the North Atlantic Treaty Council; what common action was agreed upon in each case; and what specific obligations have been undertaken by this country in connection therewith.
§ 16. Mr. Maclayasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make available in a White Paper or some other convenient form the conclusions reached at the recent meetings of the representatives of the Atlantic Treaty Powers.
§ Mr. Ernest DaviesHon. Members will have seen the communiqués issued after the meetings, as well as the agreed declarations on Germany, Austria, Berlin, German prisoners of war in the Soviet Union and on migration. They will also have seen the statement, with which Canada was associated, about the proposal to establish a working relationship on an informal basis between the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation on the one hand, and the United States of America and Canada on the other.
As regards the North Atlantic Council, there is nothing I can add to the very full communiqué which was issued at the conclusion of the Council meeting on 18th May. Within the limits imposed by security, this communiqué contains a full account of the matters discussed and the conclusions reached by the Council. His Majesty's Government undertook no new obligations at the Council meeting beyond those already contained in the Treaty itself. The Council is not a body which can create new obligations. A White Paper on the London Conferences is in course of preparation.
§ Mr. MacphersonAre we to understand that all the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Council who were represented agreed to recommend to their respective Governments that O.E.E.C. should, in future, be associated with Canada and the United States of America? Further, may I ask whether any agreement was reached about the method of calculating the contributions that should be made by the different countries to common defence services?
§ Mr. DaviesThe communiqué regarding co-operation between O.E.E.C. and Canada and America will be discussed, presumably, at the next meeting of O.E.E.C., when we expect and trust that arrangements for that co-operation will be brought about. As to the second part of the supplementary, I do not feel that one should anticipate the terms of the communiqué.
§ Mr. Henry StraussWill the White Paper also contain an English translation of these documents?
§ Mr. Emrys HughesDid our representatives at this conference point out to 2040 the Americans the grave peril which would face this country in the event of atom bombing in Europe?