§ 61. Mr. Zilliacusasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the danger to world peace resulting from the present situation in Hungary, he will take the initiative in bringing together the 1955 Geneva Conference Powers in order to discuss proposals linking Soviet withdrawal from Hungary with a plan for general withdrawal of all foreign forces from West and East Germany and reduction and control of armaments on the lines of the latest Soviet offer and with the unification of Germany by democratic means within an all-European treaty based on the charter to which the rival military alliances would be subordinated.
§ Mr. Selwyn LloydAs I have told the hon. Member before we are willing to negotiate with the Russians at any suitable time. But before we could embark on a conference we should have to satisfy ourselves that it would be likely to lead to progress. I do not believe that this is likely while the Soviet Government remains in flagrant breach of the United Nations Resolutions on Hungary. I think the first step towards removing the present danger to world peace is for the Soviet Government to comply with these Resolutions.