§ Mrs. Renee Shortasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the British representatives at the World Health Organisation assembly meeting in Geneva shortly intend to vote against or to abstain on the question of the application for membership of the German Democratic Republic.
§ Mr. Kershaw:The admission of the German Democratic Republic to the World Health Organisation is in the view of Her Majesty's Government a contentious political issue. It should not be settled in a technical forum such as the World Health Organisation but in an appropriate political organ of the United Nations such as the General Assembly. The United Kingdom delegation at the World Health Organisation will therefore vote against any resolution recommending the admission of the German Democratic Republic.