HC Deb 05 November 1968 vol 772 c58W
Mr. Bruce-Gardyne

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will ensure that there is no official British Government representation at this year's celebration of the Russian Revolution, either in Moscow or in London, and also that there is no official British Government representation at any subsequent Russian celebration so long as Russian troops remain in occupation of Czechoslovak soil.

Mr. M. Stewart

No.

While we have made clear to the Soviet Government our views on the invasion of Czechoslovakia and on the continued stationing in that country of uninvited Soviet troops, we are in diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union and will continue to observe certain diplomatic courtesies.

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