HC Deb 29 January 1968 vol 757 cc222-3W
48. Mr. Sandys

asked the Prime Minister whether he will publish the written undertakings given to the Singapore and Malaysian Governments that British forces would not be withdrawn until between 1973 and 1977 and that an amphibious force would be maintained there thereafter; and whether these undertakings and those given to the Persian Gulf States were amended by agreement before the announcement of the withdrawal of all British forces from these areas.

The Prime Minister

No undertakings of the kind described by the right hon. Gentleman in his Question were given to the Governments of Singapore, Malaysia or the Persian Gulf States.