§ Mr. A. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will recommend to the United Nations Secretary-General that the functions of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation be extended to include observation of all military preparations and concentrations of armed forces on the Israeli-Arab frontiers, and that their numbers should be increased for this purpose.
§ Mr. Selwyn LloydThe right hon. and learned Gentleman will be aware that the Security Council has just met to discuss the situation in Palestine. It has been proposed that the Secretary-General of the United Nations should investigate the situation, arrange with the parties concerned for the adoption of measures to reduce existing tension along the armistice demarcation lines and report to the Council within one month. The terms of the resolution are wide enough to include the matters referred to in this Question. I hope that the Secretary-General will be enabled to begin this task very quickly.