HC Deb 01 May 1957 vol 569 c22W
53. Mr. Parkin

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the policy of Her Majesty's Government as to the conditions under which countries not members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation are to become associated with the proposed European Free Trade Area.

Mr. Birch

As is stated in the White Paper (Command 72), Her Majesty's Government's proposal is for a Free Trade Area open to all members of O.E.E.C. who are prepared to accept its obligations.