§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Minister of State for Defence if he will make a statement on his talks with Lee Kwan Yew and Goh Keng Swee in relation to maintaining British troops in Singapore and Malaysia.
§ Mr. Ian GilmourMy right hon. and noble Friend the Secretary of State for Defence had useful talks with the Singapore Government on a number of subjects. The Singapore Government welcomed his confirmation that Her Majesty's Government would maintain their present contribution to the ANZUK military presence in Singapore and Malaysia so long as these Governments wished the five-Power defence arrangements to continue.