HC Deb 25 January 1971 vol 810 cc8-9W
41. Captain W. Elliot

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on future policy in the Gulf.

Sir Alec Douglas-Home

I hope to be in a position to make a statement about our policy before long.

55. Mr. Wilkinson

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will now make a further statement on the outcome of his initiatives with the Governments and rulers in the Gulf in the field of defence arrangements after 1971.

56. Mr. Woof

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will name the other interested countries referred to in the Supplementary Statement on Defence Policy 1970, with whom the Government proposes to discuss how Great Britain can best contribute to peace and stability in the Persian Gulf.

Sir Alec Douglas-Home

I would refer to the answer which I gave earlier today to my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Carshalton (Captain W. Elliot).

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