§ 48. Mr. Beswickasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why he agreed to the Anglo-French disarmament proposals in 1954 when no reference was made in this to President Eisenhower's open skies aerial inspection plan.
§ Mr. Dodds-ParkerThe Anglo-French Disarmament proposals of 11th June, 1954, contained no reference to President Eisenhower's proposal for aerial surveys since they were put forward more than a year before the President launched his proposal at Geneva on 21st July, 1955.
§ 49. Mr. Beswickasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to what extent he took into account the consequent effect upon the structure of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's forces when he put forward, with the French representative, the Anglo-French disarmament proposals in 1954 and at the beginning of the 1956 United Nations Sub-Committee meetings.
§ Mr. Dodds-ParkerThe effect on the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation of Her Majesty's Government's disarmament proposals has always been fully taken into account. In formulating their proposals Her Majesty's Government have always considered that the completion of a comprehensive disarmament programme must depend on a decisive improvement in the international situation.