§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the address given at Canning House on 31st January 1978 by an official from the British Embassy in Paraguay was made with his authority.
§ Mr. LuardWith my right hon. Friend's approval, Diplomatic Service officers regularly give off-the-record background talks at Canning House. The address in question was part of the continuing and mutually beneficial exchanges between the Diplomatic Service and private bodies concerned with South America.