§ 16. Mr. Ioan Evansasked the Lord Privy Seal what representations have been made to the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to limit and reduce long-range theatre nuclear forces.
§ Mr. HurdHer Majesty's Government have from the outset been closely involved in the consultations within the alliance to prepare for the negotiations on theatre nuclear forces which the United States will undertake with the Russians from 30 November. We welcome these negotiations. We have repeatedly impressed upon the Russians the seriousness of our wish for arms limitations and reductions of long range theatre nuclear forces, most recently in the present session of the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.