§ 60. Mr. S. Silvermanasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what progress has been made on the negotiations to secure that British citizens injured by the negligence of members of United States armed forces stationed in this country shall have the same rights as those injured by the negligence of members of our own Armed Forces.
§ Mr. YoungerThe negotiations for a multilateral Agreement on the Status of Armed Forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Powers, to which I referred in replying to my hon. Friend's questions on this subject on the 5th February, have just been completed. The Agreement, which includes satisfactory provisions for 161W the settlement of claims brought by nationals of the host country against foreign armed forces, is expected to be signed very shortly. It will then be laid before the House in the usual way.