§ 12. Mr. Bennasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs which way Her Majesty's representatives voted at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Council when the French Government requested permission to move her troops to Algeria.
§ Mr. NuttingThe French Government kept the North Atlantic Council informed of the movement to Algeria of French forces assigned to N.A.T.O., but were under no obligation to request permission for such troop movements. The hon. Member's Question does not therefore arise.