HC Deb 02 March 1961 vol 635 cc1748-9
43. Mr. Warbey

asked the Prime Minister if he will take the opportunity afforded by Mr. Nehru's forthcoming visit to London to discuss with him the situation in Laos.

The Prime Minister

I have no doubt that there will be opportunities for discussing this important subject with Mr. Nehru and other Commonwealth Prime Ministers.

Mr. Warbey

Will the Prime Minister please listen to Mr. Nehru's advice on this occasion instead of ignoring it, as he did throughout the whole of last year, when the situation was less acute than it is now? In particular, will he take Mr. Nehru's advice on one point, namely, that the situation in Laos is so serious that it can be resolved only by recalling the Geneva Convention to give a fresh mandate to the International Commission?

The Prime Minister

These are very large subjects. We have had great benefit from interchanges with Mr. Nehru and other Commonwealth Prime Ministers. That is a practice which is of great value to us, and we shall continue to try to work out these problems together.

Mr. W. Hamilton

Can the Prime Minister say whether the Foreign Secretary discussed this question with Mr. Nehru during his recent visit to India—or was he too busy missing tigers?