HC Deb 06 March 1957 vol 566 cc50-1W
54. Mr. P. Noel-Baker

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will propose to the Government of the Yemen that Her Majesty's Government and the Yemen Government should hold joint negotiations based on the Treaty of 1934 and the subsequent Agreement of 1951 for the settlement of outstanding disputes.

Mr. Selwyn Lloyd

As I informed the hon. Members for Eton and Slough (Mr. Brockway) and Rugby (Mr. J. Johnson) on 27th February, a Note had been received from the Yemeni Chargé d'Affaires on the previous day about talks which have been proposed between representatives of the two Governments. On 4th March a reply was handed to the Yemeni Chargé d'Affaires. Her Majesty's Government hope that these talks will soon take place.