§ 15. Mr. Lathamasked the Prime Minister whether she will make a statement on the response by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to pressure by the Western Powers, including the United Kingdom, to end its military occupation of Afghanistan.
§ The Prime MinisterSoviet statements have referred to the possibility of withdrawal. Yet the Soviet Union, far from heeding world demands for withdrawal, has increased the number of its troops in Afghanistan since the invasion.