§ Mr. EdenMay I ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs a Question of which, I regret to say, I have not been able to give him private notice? May I ask whether he has seen the statement put out by the United States Embassy at Teheran, that the Persian Premier has invited President Truman to mediate in the oil dispute, and whether he has received any information on that subject up to the time being?
§ The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Herbert Morrison)As the right hon. Gentleman says, I have received no private notice of this Question in the ordinary sense of the term, though I was given an indication that such a Question might be put. I have seen a newspaper report which appears—I cannot be sure about this—on the face of it to have come from or to have emanated from the American Embassy in Teheran. It may be so, but I have no official information, and in the circumstances I think it would be unwise for me to say anything until I get official confirmation.
§ Mr. EdenCan the right hon. Gentleman assure us—I have no doubt that he can—that in all aspects of this question the Government and the Government of the United States are in the closest possible contact?
§ Mr. MorrisonOh, yes—the closest consultation all the way through.