§ 5. Mr. Harold Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what measures the Government are taking to assist the fulfilment of the provisions of the Geneva Conference about the general elections in Vietnam; and whether he can now report what progress has been made in regard to consultations between representatives of the South and the North in preparation for the elections.
§ Mr. NuttingAs my right hon. Friend said in reply to the hon. Member for Ashfield (Mr. Warbey) on 13th June, Her Majesty's Government hope that the consultations about general elections in Vietnam specified by the Geneva Agreements will take place as scheduled. It is for the authorities of the two zones to reach agreement about the time and place and exact form of these consultations, but we are of course prepared to help in any way open to us.