§ 34. Mrs. Castleasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the terms of the Indian amendments to the resolution passed unanimously by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 3rd December, providing for the collation, study and distribution of information on atomic radiation by members of the United Nations; and how the British delegate voted on these two amendments.
§ Mr. TurtonIn paragraph 2 (a), for the words "furnished by States Members of the United Nations or members of the Specialised Agencies," substitute the words "furnished to it"; and in paragraph 2 (f), delete all the words after the word "dissemination." The United Kingdom delegate voted against these amendments.
§ Mrs. CastleIs not that a disingenuous reply? Is not the meaning of these two amendments moved by the Indian representatives to the effect that the advantages of the information collected by this new scientific committee on radiation should be spread over all the nations in the world and not merely limited—[HON. MEMBERS: "Speech."]—to members of the United Nations; but, in the desire to exclude China from the benefits of the scheme, the British Government have—[HON. MEMBERS: "Speech."]—I am sorry, Mr. Speaker, I cannot make myself heard.
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. I hope that the House will keep order. It will be easier 359 to do so if hon. Members keep their supplementary questions within reasonable limits.
§ Mrs. CastleIs not it a fact that the British representative voted against these two amendments to that effect?
§ Mr. TurtonI am sorry that the hon. Lady finds my Answer disingenuous. She explicitly asked for the terms of the amendments, and I have given them. The effect of the amendments was to bring about the position that a United Nations body conducting a United Nations inquiry should not be limited to the United Nations and its Specialised Agencies. By a substantial majority, that proposal was voted down.