§ Mr. Brian Parkynasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will take further action to settle the 20-year-old dispute with the Government of the People's Republic of China over telephone communication, so that it will be possible to telephone direct from London to Peking.
§ Mr. LuardWe have not attempted to raise this question with the Chinese since 1966 when they indicated that it was not convenient to discuss the matter at that time. I am now looking into the question again.