§ 51. Mr. E. Fletcherasked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement as to the outcome of the discussions with Mr. Nehru.
§ The Prime MinisterI would refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply I gave last Tuesday to the hon. Gentleman the Member for West Ham, North (Mr. Lewis).
§ Mr. FletcherWill the Prime Minister say whether Mr. Nehru gave the Government the benefit of any advice as to how to improve Anglo-American relations?
§ The Prime MinisterI am sure that the hon. Gentleman will accept that conversations of this kind cannot be helpful or fruitful if reports of them are to be made; they are confidential. They are valuable between Prime Ministers of different parts of the Commonwealth.