HC Deb 14 November 1966 vol 736 c17W
63 and 64. Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) how long the Minister of State was in Israel during his visit to Roumania, Bulgaria and Israel on 2nd October 1965; and for what purpose he visited Greece on 12th September 1966; and with what results;

(2) what were the purposes of the visit of the Under-Secretary of State to Berlin and Brussels on 21st September, 1965 and that of the Minister of State on 24th September, 1965 to Cairo and Jedda; and what results accrued from these visits.

Mrs. White

Ministers made all the journeys referred to by my hon. Friend in order to improve our relations with the Governments of the countries visited and to have an opportunity for personal exchanges of views with members of those Governments.