§ 58. Mr. Brooksasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to what extent the decision by Her Majesty's Government to embark upon a joint project for gas centrifuge technology is conditional upon West Germany signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
§ Mr. MulleyAlthough agreement in principle has been reached on certain issues, we are still negotiating with the Dutch and Germans and no final decision has yet been taken to embark on the project.
The question of German signature of the Non-Proliferation Treaty is one for the Federal German Republic. We hope the Treaty will come into force soon 259W and on as wide a basis as possible. As far as the proposed collaboration is concerned, we shall of course ensure that any Agreement is in full conformity with our obligations under the Treaty.