HC Deb 19 December 1956 vol 562 cc158-9W
58. Mr. Boyd

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Her Majesty's Government will make official proposals to the Governments of the United States of America and Germany, with a view to facilitating Soviet withdrawal from Hungary by offering a similar withdrawal of forces from a similar-sized area in Southern Germany to other parts of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation command in Europe.

Mr. Selwyn Lloyd

We are, of course, already in close touch with our allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation on the problems and dangers arising from the Soviet intervention in Hungary. As regards the withdrawal of Russian troops, the first step is for the Soviet Government to comply with the Resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly, which are in accordance with the evident wishes of the Hungarian people themselves.

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