§ Mrs. Clwydasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on his recent meeting with Paul Nitze, the United States negotiator on the strategic arms reduction talks, regarding the SALT 2 treaty; and what advice Her Majesty's Government are giving the United States Government on staying within the SALT 2 agreement.
§ Mr. RentonThe Prime Minister and my right hon. and learned Friend had separate meetings on 23 April with Ambassador Nitze. Their discussions covered a wide range of arms control issues, Soviet non-compliance with current agreements, and the need for all parties to adhere to the SALT 2 agreement and ABM treaty. They confirmed that the Government's attitude last July, when the Prime Minister welcomed the President's decision to continue to abide by the SALT 2 constraints, remained unchanged.