HC Deb 01 May 1969 vol 782 cc269-70W
55. Dr. John Dunwoody

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if Her Majesty's Government will support the recommendation of the Council of Europe Assembly that Greece should be suspended from membership at the forthcoming Committee of Ministers' meeting.

Mr. Whitlock

I have nothing to add to what I told my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Brightside (Mr. Eddie Griffiths) on 28th April.—[Vol. 782, c.156]

58. Mr. S. C. Silkin

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he is aware that the present political regime in Greece is in breach of the requirements of the Charter of the Council of Europe; and whether Her Majesty's Government's representative at the meeting of Ministers to be held in London on 5th May, 1969, will initiate or support appropriate proposals in the light of this fact.

Mr. Whitlock

We are well aware of the situation in Greece. The deep con- cern to which this situation has given rise is reflected in the Recommendation by the Consultative Assembly which my right hon. Friend and his colleagues will be discussing next week. But it would not be helpful if I were to disclose in advance of the meeting the line we propose to take.

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