§ Mr. Townsendasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he believes that the preparation and co-ordination of United Nations peacekeeping activities would be assisted by the establishment of a United Nations defence college run on the lines of the NATO Defence College; and if so, what representations are being made.
§ Dr. GilbertThe undertaking of any United Nations peacekeeping activities must be a matter for decision by the United Nations; consideration is being given in the United Nations to various ways of strengthening peace-keeping procedures and the idea of a United Nations defence college would need to be considered in that context.