§ 40. Mr. Prenticeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish a White Paper setting out the policy of Her Majesty's Government on the United Nations machinery required to deal with emergencies arising from natural or man-made disasters.
§ Mr. GodberThe policy of Her Majesty's Government on this matter is 175W already clear. It is to work for the creation of an effective system of international relief co-ordination for natural disasters along the lines of our memorandum to the United Nations Secretary-General. The application of the system to man-made disasters could be considered subsequently. This memorandum has been published and copies are in the Library.