§ Q5. Mr. Wyattasked the Prime Minister whether the public speech of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at Bury St. Edmonds on Saturday, 9th May, on foreign affairs represents the policy of Her Majesty's Government.
§ The Prime MinisterYes, Sir.
§ Mr. WyattCan the right hon. Gentleman explain something very odd? In his speech the Foreign Secretary said that he did not believe that the cold war was finished, or that things were going to be 604 easy, yet on 24th April the Prime Minister said that the danger of war with Russia was out, and that this was the greatest fact in the life of every family in Britain. Which of the two was doing the straight talk and which of the two was doing the double talk?
§ The Prime MinisterIf I were to make any comment about something which was odd it might be too personal, so I will refrain from doing so. If the hon. Member will do me the honour of looking at what I have said on these matters, he will see that it has been quite consistent with what the Foreign Secretary has said. I have always said that in my opinion the cold war is beginning to end. That is true. But it has not ended, and it will not end so long as subversion is practised by the Soviet Union. As for the question of nuclear war with Russia, I think that because Russia now understands the superiority of Western nuclear weapons there will not be a nuclear war between Russia and the West.