HC Deb 25 June 1969 vol 785 cc286-7W
Mr. Eldon Griffiths

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish a list of, respectively, the dependencies to which Great Britain has obligations for the conduct of their external affairs and defence, and of those Commonwealth nations to which this country has defensive commitments, with a summary of the obligations and commitments.

Mr. Whitlock

Her Majesty's Government are responsible for the defence and external affairs of the Assocated States of the Eastern Caribbean and all British dependencies which are listed in the Commonwealth Year Book, a copy of which is available in the Library of the House.

In addition Britain has bilateral defence agreements with Malaysia, Malta and Mauritius and is a partner in N.A.T.O. with Canada and in S.E.A.T.O. with Australia, New Zealand and Pakistan Britan and Pakistan are also members of CENTO. Under the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee, Britain, together with Greece and Turkey, also has certain obligations in respect of the independence, territorial integrity and security of Cyprus.