HC Deb 06 May 1965 vol 711 c217W
45. Mr. John Hynd

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what instructions were given to Her Majesty's Government's representative on the United Nations Security Council regarding the United States intervention in the Dominican Republic.

Mr. George Thomson

Hon. Members will have read accounts in the Press of my noble Friend's statement in the Security Council on 4th May. Following his instructions, he urged the Council to support the action taken by the Organisation of American States to bring about a complete cease-fire and facilitate the creation of conditions in which a truly free Government based on the wishes of the Dominican people could be established.

46. Mr. John Hynd

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what consultations have taken place in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Council regarding the United States intervention in the Dominican Republic.

Mr. George Thomson

Consultations in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Council are confidential and, details of them cannot be publicly released. I can, however, say that the United States raised the matter in the Council on 4th May.

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