§ Q38. Mr. Soleyasked the Prime Minister if, further to her reply of 12th March, Official Report, column 999, she has taken further steps to find out more from the Soviet Government about President Brezhnev's proposals to extend confidence-building measures.
§ The Prime MinisterHer Majesty's Government, together with our partners and allies, have been in regular touch, both bilaterally and at the Madrid CSCE review meeting, with the Soviet Government on this subject. We are making every effort to secure agreement in Madrid by Christmas to a substantial and balanced concluding document, including a conference on disarmament in Europe to negotiate confidence-building measures that will be militarily significant, politically binding, verifiable and applicable to the whole of Europe.