§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Lord Privy Seal when he expects the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to reply to President Brezhnev's suggestion of reduction of medium range missiles, including the SS-20s and the cruise missiles.
§ Sir Ian GilmourThe offer to negotiate was made by the United States. The Soviet Union now seems to have dropped the unacceptable precondition that NATO's decision to modernise its theatre nuclear forces should first be revoked. We hope, therefore, that preliminary exchanges between the two sides can take place soon.