HC Deb 19 May 1965 vol 712 cc244-6W
Mr. Longden

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what information he has as to why no progress has been made on the conclusion of the special agreements prescribed in Article 43 of the Charter, despite the willingness of the Soviet and United Kingdom Governments expressed in letters to the President of the Security Council on 10th July and 5th August, 1964, respectively.

Mr. George Thomson

As I informed the hon. Member on 1st March, our request to the Soviet Union for suggestions about how and when to resume negotiations for the special agreements under Article 43 had then received no reply. On 22nd April, nine months after our inquiry, the Soviet representative in the Committee on United Nations Peace-keeping proposed that the Military Staff Committee should prepare a draft special agreement. This proposal is now under study. Since the Military Staff Committee operates under the Security Council, the right procedure would be for the Council to consider the proposal and then if they

Authority Make and Type of Computer Expected date of installation Remarks
COUNTY COUNCILS
Buckinghamshire International Computer & Tabulators Ltd.: ICT 1903. June, 1966 —
Carmarthen International Computer & Tabulators Ltd.: ICT 1902. March, 1966 —
Cheshire IBM United Kingdom Ltd.: IBM 360/30 Tape/Disk. March, 1966 Replacement
Cornwall International Computer & Tabulators Ltd.: ICT 1902 January, 1966 —
Derbyshire IBM United Kingdom Ltd.: IBM 360/30 Disk. March, 1966 —
Dorset International Computer & Tabulators Ltd.: ICT 1902 August, 1966 Replacement
Durham IBM United Kingdom Ltd.: IBM 360/30 Disk. March, 1966 Replacement
Essex Honeywell Controls Ltd.: Honeywell 400 Installed since previous reply dated 29th March, 1965 —
Glamorgan International Computer & Tabulators Ltd.: ICT 1903. August, 1966 —
Greater London Council IBM United Kingdom Ltd.: IBM 360/30 Tape/Disk. March, 1966 Replacement
Kent International Computer & Tabulators Ltd.: ICT 1903. March, 1966 —
Lancashire International Computer & Tabulators Ltd.: ICT 1904. — Replacement; date not yet determined
Monmouthshire IBM United Kingdom Ltd.: IBM 1440 Disk. July, 1965 —
Northumberland IBM United Kingdom Ltd.: IBM 360/20 Tape. November, 1966 —

see fit, issue the necessary instructions. However, the absence of these agreements need not delay a settlement in the Committee on United Nations Peace-keeping of the more urgent problems concerned with future peace-keeping operations and the financial problem.