§ 60. Mr. A. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a statement on the progress achieved at the Geneva Conference of Foreign Ministers.
§ Mr. ProfumoI fully appreciate and indeed welcome the interest which the whole House is showing in this Conference. As the right, hon. and learned Gentleman is aware, the Foreign Ministers decided recently to supplement their plenary sessions by private meetings. No agreement has yet been reached, but the discussions, both in private and in plenary session, are continuing and I am hopeful that some conclusions will be reached before much longer. However, as I am sure the right hon. Gentleman will understand, I would prefer not to enter into the details of the current discussions while these are still going on.