HC Deb 08 April 1959 vol 603 cc173-4
14. Mr. Warbey

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what reply he has made, as co-Chairman of the Geneva Conference, to the recent proposal of the Soviet co-Chairman that the International Commission for Supervision and Control in Laos should resume its activities.

Mr. Selwyn Lloyd

A reply was made yesterday to the Soviet Government's Note of 21st March. Until I have received the reactions of the Soviet Government, I am not prepared to disclose its contents.

Mr. Warbey

Does the right hon. and learned Gentleman agree that as long as the political problems of Vietnam remain unsettled, it is both the right and the duty of the International Commission for Supervision and Control in Laos to supervise the introduction of arms and military personnel into that country? Will the Foreign Secretary, therefore, advise the Government of India that in his opinion the Commission should be reconvened as soon as possible?

Mr. Lloyd

The hon. Member asks what reply I made to the Soviet Government and I have answered that Question.

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