§ 47. Mr. Abseasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received from the United States Department of State on the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel and its implications on nuclear proliferation; whether these representations have taken place since the completion of the Windscale inquiry; and whether he will place in the Library the correspondence on the issue between Dr. Joseph Nye of the United States State Department and the Foreign Office.
§ Mr. LuardWe are in regular touch with the United States authorities, and those of other countries, over the implications of the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel and other non-proliferation issues. I am arranging for copies of recent correspondence between the State Department and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office arising from the Wind-scale inquiry to be placed in the Library of the House.