§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether Her Majesty's Government will support the proposal by Japan at the United Nations committee on disarmament in Geneva that the committee should make use of the seismological data and telecommunications system which the World Meteorological Organisation possesses in order to facilitate the seismological verification of a comprehensive nuclear test ban.
§ Mr. HurdYes. The United Kingdom has already joined in two experiments using the World Meteorological Organisation's global telecommunications system to exchange seismic data on a trial basis. We support the fullest possible use of the World Meteorological Organisation network and will continue to seek progress on verification issues relating to a comprehensive test ban.