§ 133. Mr. Zilliacusasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the announcement of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the Security Council on 23rd November to the effect that, as things stand, the Government are not prepared to base their policy on U.N.O., represents the present foreign policy of His Majesty's Government.
§ Mr. MayhewMy right hon. Friend has made no such statement. He has, however, in the course of the General Assembly in New York, expressed the anxiety of His Majesty's Government, to which the Prime Minister gave expression in the House of Commons on 23rd October, that the Security Council should become an effective instrument for the maintenance of international peace and security. I believe there are few Members of the House who would maintain that the Security Council during the past few months has worked as it was intended to work by the authors of the Charter. Nevertheless, as366W His Majesty's Government have repeatedly stated, their foreign policy continues to be based upon the United Nations. They are continuing to seek means of increasing its effectiveness and particularly that of the Security Council.