HC Deb 21 June 1954 vol 529 c19
37. Sir W. Smithers

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he and his representatives at international conferences will continue to press for the necessity of putting into operation articles 4 and 5 of the Atlantic Charter.

Mr. Selwyn Lloyd

Yes, Sir.

Sir W. Smithers

Is my right hon. and learned Friend aware of the importance of impressing upon Members of our own Government, and the representatives of all countries, the importance of the immediate application of Articles 4 and 5 of the Atlantic Charter, giving to all peoples free access to the goods of all the world? If goods cannot cross frontiers, armies will. The application of these Articles would be a most important contribution to world peace.

Mr. Lloyd

The answer to that question is the same as to the principal Question—"Yes, Sir."