HC Deb 17 June 1958 vol 589 cc892-3
47. Mr. Dodds

asked the Prime Minister, in view of the invitation to visit Moscow given to him by Mr. Khrushchev when in London last year, why this has so far not taken place; if the invitation is still open; and when he anticipates it will be possible for him to go to Moscow.

The Prime Minister

The hon. Member will have seen the reply which I made to the hon. Member for West Ham, North (Mr. Lewis) on 25th February. At present, I have nothing to add to that Answer.

Mr. Dodds

Does the Prime Minister appreciate that many people are concerned that he can visit Washington and, possibly, go to see General de Gaulle in Paris and yet not go to Moscow? Why is it that the Prime Minister seems to be satisfied with leisurely letter writing when it is now known that twelve nations are hot on the trail of H-power and H-bombs and that more and more scientists are frantically engaged on total destruction?

The Prime Minister

I should not regard a visit to Washington and a visit to Moscow as on precisely the same basis.