HC Deb 12 December 1960 vol 632 c12W
92. Mr. Wingfield Digby

asked the Minister of Defence whether he will apply for the allocation to the Royal Navy of at least two of the five United States submarines armed with Lockheed Polaris missiles which the United States Government is to put at the disposal of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.

Mr. Watkinson

The United States have given advance notice of their intention to make certain proposals about the allocation to N.A.T.O. Command of Polaris submarines. The proposals have not, however, been formally made and until this has been done it would be premature to assume that the terms would include the allocation of any of these submarines to the navies of other N.A.T.O. nations.