§ 3.5 p.m.
§ [The Question was as follows:
§ To ask Her Majesty's Government whether notice was given to the Security Council that all British troops would be withdrawn from Korea, and, if so, on what date such notice was given; and whether they will state the numbers and nationalities of the International Force which will remain in Korea after the British withdrawal.]
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR COMMONWEALTH RELATIONS AND LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL (THE EARL OF HOME)My Lords, notice of the proposed withdrawal of the United Kingdom Contingent was not given to the Security Council but was given on March 29 to the United States Government. That was the correct procedure, because it was the unified Command under the United States of America to which members of the United Nations were recommended by the Council's resolution of July 7, 1950, to make forces available. It is understood that after the withdrawal of the United Kingdom Contingent, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Thailand, Turkey and the United States, in addition to the Republic of Korea, will continue to maintain forces in that country. It would not be appropriate for Her Majesty's Government to give details of the composition of such forces from other countries.