§ Mr. Colemanasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether Her Majesty's Government accepts the Council of Europe Recommendation No. 614 on East-West Relations which has been accepted by the Consultative Assembly; and whether he will vote in favour of the proposals contained in paragraph 12, in the Committee of Ministers.
§ Mr. Anthony RoyleHer Majesty's Government endorse the general tenor of Recommendation 614 and the importance it lays on exchanges of views between member States about East-West relations and about the possible preparation and organisation of one or several conferences on European Security. A permanent body for East-West relations might be useful in certain circumstances.
There is no question of a vote, but our views as set out above will be made clear in the Committee of Ministers.