HC Deb 22 November 1961 vol 649 cc140-1W
79. Mr. Driberg

asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will publish in HANSARD a copy of the declaration of principles of the Atlantic Institute; where this institute is to be housed; what contribution to its cost is being made by Her Majesty's Government; and what special functions it will fulfil which could not be fulfilled by the Royal Institute of International Affairs, the English-sneaking Union, and other existing organisations.

Mr. Heath

I am circulating below a copy of the Institute's Declaration of Purpose. The headquarters of the Institute is to be in Paris. Her Majesty's Government's contribution for the financial year 1961–62 is £1,500. The special function of the Atlantic Institute is, to quote the Declaration of Purpose, "to search for and propagate ideas and courses of action designed to unite the West". In particular, it will provide a clearing house for experts and politicians to exchange ideas on long-term problems confronting the Atlantic world as a whole. It is international in character and will have the advantage of the participation of like-minded countries throughout the Western World.

DECLARATION OF PURPOSE

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  1. THE ATLANTIC INSTITUTE 415 words