HC Deb 08 February 1955 vol 536 cc204-6W
Mr. Renton

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what arrangements have been made for distributing in the United Kingdom the report of the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation on the first five years' work of that organisation; and if he will make copies of the report available to the House.

Mr. Turton

The report, "N.A.T.O.—The First Five Years," was published on 30th January by the North. Atlantic Treaty Organisation and is on sale at Her Majesty's Stationery Office at 9s. 6d. a copy. It may also be obtained from the British Atlantic Committee. Copies have been placed in the Library of the House of Commons for the convenience of Members. Five hundred and seventy copies have been purchased by the three Service Departments for troop information. The report provides a comprehensive account of the way in which the machinery of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation works and of what has been accomplished in all fields since the foundation of the North Atlantic alliance five years ago written in a form which should appeal to the general public. I strongly commend it also as a valuable work of reference.