§ 20. Mr. Clinton Davisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the current initiatives being taken by Her Majesty's Government in connection with the situation in the Middle East.
§ Mr. GodberWe are extremely concerned about the situation in the Middle East. Various moves have recently been made, including the O.A.U. Mission. My right hon. Friend, the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary, will be discussing the whole problem with Mr. Eban when he visits this country next week.
§ Mr. Peter Archerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will initiate proposals at the current session of the United Nations General Assembly for a United Nations Peacekeeping Force in the Middle East.
§ Mr. GodberWe have already made clear on a number of occasions that Her Majesty's Government would be willing to participate in some form of guarantee arrangements with the necessary forces, if others were also willing so to participate and provided, of course, that this was acceptable to the parties concerned.