§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements exist within the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation for consultation with the United States of America on the implications for the Alliance of any use of the United States rapid deployment force.
§ Mr. StanleyI refer the hon. Member to the consultative arrangments on developments beyond the NATO area set out in the declaration issued at the end of the Bonn summit meeting on 10 June 1982. A copy has been placed in the Library.