§ 35. Mr. C. Johnsonasked the Lord Privy Seal to what extent it is still Her Majesty's Government's policy to seek agreement on the control and limitation of arms and forces in an agreed area of Europe.
§ Mr. HeathHer Majesty's Government stand by the proposals for the control of arms and forces in an agreed zone in Europe put forward in the Western Peace Plan at the Geneva Foreign Ministers' Conference in May, 1959.
§ Mr. JohnsonArising from that reply, is the right hon. Gentleman aware that the Conservative Party Election Manifesto in 1959 contained an undertaking that the Conservatives would work in Europe for the inspection and reduction of armaments in areas to be agreed? Is there any substantial evidence that a very real effort has been made to achieve that since the election?
§ Mr. HeathI think that we have made a very real effort not only to deal with this, but also to deal with disarmament problems in general.
§ Mr. HealeyAs there are now proposals before N.A.T.O. for the control of arms and forces on the Western side of the Iron Curtain, would it not be a good idea to make this arrangement multilateral and try to reach agreement with the Russians about controlling arms and forces on both sides of the Iron Curtain?