§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether, in view of the fact that other countries have not followed Great Britain's offer to allocate units to the United Nations, he will propose that the United Nations recruits individuals directly to form an international peacekeeping force.
§ Mr. Goronwy RobertsIn May 1968, the United Kingdom confirmed to the Peacekeeping Committee of 33 the offer, first made in 1965, to help to provide logistic backing for United Nations peacekeeping forces. Her Majesty's Government have also emphasised that we shall retain a general capability in support of United Nations operations as necessary (Cmnd. 3540). The Governments of Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have informed the Committee that they hold forces at the disposal of the United Nations. An initiative along the lines suggested would not be useful in the present circumstances.