HC Deb 21 March 1955 vol 538 cc1728-9
29. Mr. A. Henderson

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to what extent the 1951 resolution of the United Nations General Assembly placing an embargo on the supply of strategic materials to the People's Republic of China still remains operative.

Mr. Nutting

This Resolution is still in force

Mr. Henderson

Can the right hon. Gentleman say whether, at the time that it imposed the embargo, it was the intention of the General Assembly to continue it until there was a final political settlement in Korea?

Mr. Nutting

I think that the right hon. and learned Gentleman will know more than I do about the intentions of the General Assembly during his period of office.

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