§ Q20. Sir T. Beamishasked the Prime Minister in what circumstances the United Kingdom is committed to offer military support to her allies in the Central Treaty Organisation and the South-East Asia Treaty Organisation in the event of an attack on a member country; and whether any distinction has been made between conventional and nuclear support.
§ The Prime MinisterThe two treaties make general provision for co-operation for security and defence, to which Her Majesty's Government attach great importance, but the circumstances in which Her Majesty's Government are committed to offer military support are not precisely defined. Neither treaty distinguishes between conventional and nuclear support.