HC Deb 17 July 1967 vol 750 cc155-9W
31. Mr. Eldon Griffiths

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will state the total number of official visits he has made overseas, and which foreign Heads of Government or Foreign Ministers he has met on these occasions.

Mr. George Brown

Yes. The answer is as follows:

LIST OF OFFICIAL VISITS OVERSEAS, AND TOTAL NUMBER OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS AND FOREIGN MINISTERS SEEN BY THE RT. HON. GEORGE BROWN, M.P., SINCE HE TOOK OFFICE IN AUGUST, 1966.

New York (7th-12th October, 1966)

  • Canadian Minister for Ex. Affairs, The Hon. Paul Martin.
  • Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr. A. A. Gromyko.
  • Belgian Foreign Minister, M. P. Harmel.
  • Indian Foreign Minister, Sardar Swaran Singh.
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  • Iraq Foreign Minister, Mr. Adnan al-Pachachi.
  • Rumanian Foreign Minister, Mr. C. Manescu.
  • Iranian Foreign Minister, Mr. Abbas Aram.
  • South African Foreign Minister, Hon. Dr. H. Muller.
  • Israel Foreign Minister, Mr. Abba Eban.

Washington (13th-16th October, 1966)

  • American Secretary of State, Hon. Dean Rusk.
  • President of U.S.A., President Lyndon Johnson

Ottawa (16th October, 1966)

  • Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. Lester Pearson.
  • Canadian Minister for Ex. Affairs, The Hon. Paul Martin.

Bonn (3rd-4th November, 1966)

  • Fed. German President, Dr. Lubke.
  • Fed. German Chancellor, Dr. L. Erhard.
  • Fed. German Foreign Minister, Dr. G. Shroder.

Moscow (22nd-25th November, 1966)

  • Soviet Prime Minister, Mr. A. N. Kosygin.
  • Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr. A. A. Gromyko.

New York (6th–9th December, 1966)

  • Zambian Foreign Minister, Mr. S. M. Kapwepwe.
  • Mauritius Prime Minister, Barbados Prime Minister, met at lunch with Lord Caradon.

Paris (N.A.T.O.) (13th-17th December, 1966)

  • American Secretary of State, Hon. Dean Rusk.
  • Netherlands Foreign Minister, Dr. J. M. A. H. Luns.
  • Belgian Foreign Minister, M. P. Harmel.
  • Greek Foreign Minister, Admiral M. J. Toumbas.
  • Italian Foreign Minister, Signor A. Fanfani.
  • Turkish Foreign Minister, Mr. I. S. Caglayangil.
  • French Foreign Minister, M. Couve de Murville.
  • German Foreign Minister, Herr Willy Brandt.
  • Luxembourg Prime Minister, M. Pierre Werner.
  • French President, General de Gaulle.
  • Danish Prime Minister, Mr. J. Otto Krag.
  • Canadian Minister of Ex. Affairs, Hon. Paul Martin.
  • Norwegian Foreign Minister, Mr. John Lyng.
  • Portuguese Foreign Minister, Senhor A. Franco Nogueira.

Rome (Socialist International) (3rd-5th January, 1967)

  • Italian President, President Saragat.
  • Italian Prime Minister, Signor Aldo Moro.
  • Italian Foreign Minister, Signor A. Fanfani.
  • German Foreign Minister, Herr Willy Brandt.
  • Danish Prime Minister, Mr. J. Otto Krag.
  • Swedish Prime Minister, Mr. Tage Erlander.

Rome (E.E.C.) (15th-17th January, 1967)

  • Italian President, President Saragat.
  • Italian Prime Minister, Signor Aldo Moro.
  • Italian Foreign Minister, Signor A. Fanfani.

Paris (E.E.C.) (23rd-25th January, 1967)

  • French President, General de Gaulle.
  • French Prime Minister, M. Georges Pompidou.
  • French Foreign Minister, M. Couve de Murville.

Brussels (E.E.C.) (31st January-1st February, 1967)

  • Belgian Prime Minister, M. P. Vanden Boeynants.
  • Belgian Foreign Minister, M. P. Harmel.

Bonn (E.E.C.) (14th-16th February, 1967)

  • Fed. German President, Dr. Lubke.
  • Fed. German Chancellor, Dr. K. G. Kiesinger.
  • Fed. German Foreign Minister, Herr Willy Brandt.
  • Hague (E.E.C.) (26th-27th February, 1967)
  • Netherlands Prime Minister, Dr. J. Zijlstra.
  • Netherlands Foreign Minister, Dr. J. M. A. H. Luns.

Stockholm (E.F.T.A.) (2nd-3rd March, 1967)

  • Swedish Prime Minister, Mr. Tage Erlander.
  • Swedish Foreign Minister, Mr. Torsten Nilsson.
  • Austrian Foreign Minister. Mr. L. Toncic-Sorinj.
  • Finnish Foreign Minister, Mr. A. Karjalainen.

Luxembourg (EEC) (7th-8th March, 1967)

  • Luxembourg Prime Minister, M. Pierre Werner.
  • Luxembourg Foreign Minister, M. Pierre Grégoire.

Rome (WEU) (3rd-5th April, 1967)

  • German Foreign Minister, Herr Willy Brandt.
  • Italian Foreign Minister, Signor A. Fanfani.
  • Netherlands Foreign Minister, Dr. J. M. A. H. Luns.
  • Luxembourg Foreign Minister, M. Pierre Grégoire.
  • Italian President, President Saragat.

Washington (SEATO) (18th-20th April 1967)

  • American Secretary of State, Hon. Dean Rusk.
  • New Zealand Prime Minister, Hon. K. J. Holyoake.
  • Australian Min. of Ex. Affairs, Rt. Hon. Paul Hasluck.
  • President of U.S.A., President Lyndon Johnson.
  • Thai Foreign Minister, Nai Thanat Khoman.
  • Philippine Foreign Minister, Hon. Narcisio Ramos.
  • S. Vietnamese Foreign Minister, Hon. Tran Van Do.

Soviet Union (23rd-26th May, 1967)

  • Soviet President of Praesidium, Mr. N. V. Podgorny.
  • Soviet Prime Minister, Mr. A. N. Kosygin.
  • Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr. A. A. Gromyko.

Luxembourg (NATO) (12th-14th June, 1967)

  • Danish Prime Minister, Mr. J. Otto Krag.
  • Canadian Min. of Ex. Affairs, Hon. Paul Martin.
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  • German Foreign Minister, Her Willy Brandt.
  • American Secretary of State, Hon. Dean Rusk.
  • French Foreign Minister, M. Couve de Murville.
  • Turkish Foreign Minister, Mr. I. S. Caglayangil.
  • Luxembourg Foreign Minister, M. Pierre Grégoire.
  • Netherlands Foreign Minister, Dr. J. M. A. H. Luns.
  • Belgian Foreign Minister, M. P. Harmel.
  • Greek Foreign Minister, M. Paul Economou-Gouras.
  • Italian Foreign Minister, Signor A. Fanfani.
  • Norwegian Foreign Minister, Mr. J. Lyng.
  • Portuguese Foreign Minister. Senhor A. Franco Nogueira.
  • Iceland Foreign Minister, Mr. A. K. Jonsson.

New York (19th–24th June, 1967)

  • Danish Prime Minister, Mr. J Otto Krag.
  • Kuwait Foreign Minister. Shaikh Sabah al Ahmed.
  • American Secretary of State, Hon. Dean Rusk.
  • Argentine Foreign Minister, Dr. Costa Mendez.
  • Tunisian Foreign Minister, Mr. Habib Bourguiba.
  • Iraq Foreign Minister, Mr. Adnan Pachachi.
  • Israel Foreign Minister, Mr. Abba Eban.
  • Soviet Prime Minister, Mr. A. N. Kosygin.
  • Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr. A. A. Gromyko.
  • Rumanian Prime Minister, Mr. I. G. Maurer.
  • Rumanian Foreign Minister, Mr. C. Manescu.
  • Pakistan Foreign Minister, Mr. S. S. Pirzada.
  • Indonesian Foreign Minister, Dr. Adam Malik.
  • Libyan Foreign Minister, Mr. Ahmed Bishti.
  • Moroccan Foreign Minister, Mr. Ahmed Balafrej.
  • French Foreign Minister, M. Couve de Murville.

Washington (22nd June, 1967)

  • President of U.S.A., President Lyndon Johnson.

The Hague (WEU) (4th–5th July, 1967)

  • Netherlands Foreign Minister. Dr. J. M. A. H. Luns.
  • German Foreign Minister, Herr Willy Brandt.
  • Belgian Foreign Minister. M. P. Harmel.
  • Italian Foreign Minister, Signor A. Fanfani.
  • Luxembourg Foreign Minister, M. Pierre Grégoire.

63. Mr. Ridsdale

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many official visits he has made overseas to countries in Asia.

Mr. George Brown

None.

77. Mr. Brooks

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when he intends to pay an official visit to the Rumanian People's Republic.

Mr. George Brown

I certainly intend to visit Eastern Europe but my commitments make it impossible for me to make firm plans at present.

79. Mr. E. L. Mallalieu

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he intends to visit Japan in the near future.

Mr. George Brown

As I told the hon. Member for Dunbartonshire, East (Mr. Bence) on 17th April, I hope to go to Japan later this year for the next round of Anglo-Japanese consultations.—[Vol. 745, c.2.]