§ 48. Mr. Beswickasked the Prime Minister when he expects to meet Mr. Khrushchev.
§ 49. Mr. Footasked the Prime Minister what reply he has made to Mr. Khrushchev's proposal that the Governments of interested Arab States should be represented at the proposed Summit Conference.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerI have been asked to reply.
94WAs the House knows, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has now received a further letter from Mr. Khrushchev, the full text of which was only available this morning. We shall consult urgently with our allies about this. As regards the arrangements for a meeting, including the representation of other States, I would refer to my right hon. Friend's last letter to Mr. Khrushchev, which was published on Sunday.
§ 50. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Prime Minister what official suggestions he has received from Commonwealth Governments towards the solution at the forthcoming Summit Conference of Middle East problems; if amongst them he has now received from Dr. Nkrumah, Prime Minister of Ghana, his suggested solution that the United Nations should be asked to take steps to quarantine the Middle East from foreign interference and to place the oil resources there under international control; and if he will present that suggested solution during the forthcoming summit talks to the Powers engaged in those talks.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerI have been asked to reply.
In reply to the first part of the Question, I would refer the hon. and learned Gentleman to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations to a similar Question by the hon. Gentleman the Member for Govan (Mr. Rankin) on 24th July.
In reply to the second part of the Question, as indicated by my right hon. and gallant Friend the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in his speech on 22nd July in connection with our reply to Mr. Khrushchev's proposal, views expressed by other Commonwealth Governments are, of course, taken into account in the formulation of our policy.