§ 36. Mr. Swinglerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what progress has been made in the diplomatic talks in Moscow in preparation for a Summit Conference.
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreThere have been no further developments since my right hon. Friend the Lord Privy Seal answered similar Questions in the House yesterday.
§ Mr. SwinglerCan the right hon. Gentleman say how long he thinks these talks will be going on on a confidential basis, and is it still the Foreign Secretary's view, which he expressed on 19th May, that the talks are progressing hopefully? Is that still the view of the Foreign Office?
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreThat is still the view which is taken, but it is, of course, quite impossible to tell how long the talks will take. They are inevitably rather slow as the ambassadors have to go in one by one. They are at the moment making themselves available to Mr. Gromyko whenever he wishes to see them.