§ 83. Sir C. Osborneasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what information has been conveyed to him from the Chinese Government about the abandonment of their policy of the inevitability of war between the Communist and capitalist nations; and, since international disarmament is impossible until such a declaration has been made, if he will take adequate steps to make the information public.
§ Mr. PadleyCommunist doctrine on this issue is one of the principal points at dispute between the Russians and Chinese and is open to various interpretations and qualifications. However the Chinese position on disarmament was clearly stated in the message from Mr. Chou En-lai to my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, dated 17th October, 1964. My right hon. Friend replied to this on 21st December. As the hon. Gentleman will be aware, the texts of these messages have been published and copies are available in the Library of the House.