§ Mr. Robin F. Cookasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the figures of Western troops, within the guidelines area recently tabled by the NATO countries at the Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction negotiations, include French forces stationed in West Germany.
§ Mr. LuardFrance does not participate in the Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction negotiations. Accordingly the data tabled by the West relate to the forces maintained in the reductions area by the Western direct participants.