§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action he is taking to promote his proposals for arms rationing to Middle Eastern countries.
§ Sir Alec Douglas-HomeSuch an arrangement could be successful only in the context of a permanent settlement of the Middle East question as a whole and if it were supported by all the countries with the capacity to sell arms. I hope to take the question further with the 377W Governments concerned, both inside and outside the area, when such a settlement begins to take shape.
§ Mr. Luceasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the next round of tripartite talks will take place between the British, Argentine and Falkland Islands Governments to discuss progress on the implementation of the 1971 Buenos Aires Communications Agreement on the Falkland Islands.
§ Mr. AmeryNo date has yet been fixed.
Matters arising from the 1971 communications arrangements are the subject of periodic discussion by the Special Consultative Committee—on which Her Majesty's ambassador is represented—in Buenos Aires.