§ 48. Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will now make a formal offer of medical aid to North Vietnam, equal in value and volume to that given recently by Her Majesty's Government to South Vietnam.
§ Mr. William Rodgers:The sum of £250,000 now being applied to the relief of civilian suffering in Vietnam was made available in response to an appeal from the Government of the Republic of Vietnam. There has been no similar request from Hanoi; but if there were we would not rule out the principle of providing humanitarian aid on a similar basis to North Vietnam.