HC Deb 07 July 1964 vol 698 cc83-4W
82. Mr. Fell

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the failure of the United Nations to establish peace in the Congo, he will instruct the United Kingdom delegate at the United Nations to urge the Secretary-General to hold an inquiry into the United Nations intervention in the Congo, and to publish the findings together with full details of the costs of the operation borne by each of the contributing countries.

Mr. R. A. Butler

No. The Secretary-General has just published a report on the United Nations military operation in the Congo. Despite the present precarious state of internal security, the presence of United Nations troops has in our view made a valuable contribution to the maintenance of law and order. The United Nations Civil Assistance programme, to which we are contributing, is continuing its work in the Congo.

Details of the assessed payments to be borne by Member States are already published in United Nations documents.