§ 71. Mr. Neaveasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the approach by the West German Government to purchase three research reactors from Her Majesty's Government.
§ Mr. Nabarro72, 73 and 74. asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) the nature of the arrangements which have been concluded to supply reactors to Western Germany;
(2) what discussions have taken place, and with what results, in regard to supply of fissionable material by Great Britain to Western Germany;
(3) what revision of treaty arrangements are in hand following the agreement by which Great Britain is to supply certain reactors to Western Germany.
§ Mr. TurtonNo specific commitment was entered into by either side during the visit of the Federal German Minister for Atomic Energy. He discussed with members of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority the administrative problems involved in establishing and operating a civil atomic energy project. 241W In the course of these talks, it was made clear to the Minister that when the German authorities were in a position to make firm requests for assistance in the development of atomic energy for peaceful purposes, the Atomic Energy Authority would consider these sympathetically subject to the availability of resources.