§ 47. Mr. A. Hendersonasked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the recent official statement by the American President expressing willingness to go as far as any other country in disarmament provided that a satisfactory inspection and control system could be agreed at the United Nations Disarmament Commission, he will make a further statement on British policy in this regard.
§ The Prime MinisterI have nothing to add to the answer I gave on Tuesday to the hon. Member for Leyton (Mr. Sorensen) or to my remarks made later that day during the defence debate.
§ Mr. HendersonWould the Prime Minister make it clear that the ultimate aim of the Government to secure world 2241 disarmament, as referred to in the White Paper on Defence, does not mean that the Government are not regarding world disarmament as their immediate aim, provided an agreement can be arrived at for the purpose of reducing existing armaments?
§ The Prime MinisterI do not feel myself in disagreement with what the right hon. and learned Gentleman has said.