§ 14. Mr. W. Yatesasked the Lord Privy Seal, in view of the creation of a new Federal United Arab Republic, whether he will make a statement concerning Her Majesty's diplomatic representatives and embassies in Damascus and Bagdad.
§ Mr. HeathArrangements will have to be worked out with the Federal Government of the new United Arab Republic when it comes into being.
§ Mr. Wallasked the Lord Privy Seal if he will make a statement about Her Majesty's Government's relations with the proposed United Arab Republic in the Middle East.
§ Mr. HeathHer Majesty's Government welcome developments likely to contribute to the political stability and to the economic and social progress of the Arab world, and any movement towards the unity of the Arab peoples which is an expression of the free choice of those peoples. Her Majesty's Government wish their relations with the new federal State to be friendly and fruitful.