§ 28. Sir A. Meyerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he is satisfied with the peacekeeping machinery which exists within the United Nations; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GodberNo, Sir. In his statement to the Commemorative Session in New York on 23rd October my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister urged the speedy completion of the work of the 853 United Nations Special Committee on Peacekeeping, whose task is to establish proper procedures for the organisation, control and financing of peacekeeping.
§ Sir A. MeyerIs my right hon. Friend aware that there is general support for the policy enunciated by my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary that the United Nations is something which should be made to work, and not something to be worshipped?
§ Mr. GodberI strongly endorse that view. I wish that we could find an effective way of making it work. In this context it is one of the most difficult and intractable aspects, and one which the Government have always been seeking to resolve.