§ Q3. Mr. Martenasked the Prime Minister if he is satisfied with the co-ordination between the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of 1521 Defence over the question of renegotiating the Nassau Agreement; and if he will make a statement.
§ The Prime MinisterYes, Sir.
§ Mr. MartenIn view of the uncertainty and the unsettled state of the world today, is it not time that the Government said—and, frankly, I believe that the country would accept it—that it was no longer their policy to try to renegotiate the Nassau Agreement?
§ The Prime MinisterNo, Sir. In May, 1967, I informed the President of the United States that it was our intention, at the appropriate time, to carry through the renegotiation. Of course, this depends on progress made on this question in N.A.T.O. The hon. Gentleman will, I think, have been glad to hear of the establishment of the Nuclear Planning Group, and progress is being made there. We must wait to see how that works out before it is time for the bilateral negotiations following it up.