§ Mr. Hal Millerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the outcome of his proposals for consultations with the Governments of Greece and Turkey about Cyprus under the 1960 treaty of guarantee; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WhitneyAs my right hon. and learned Friend said in a statement to the House last week, he proposed to the Greek and Turkish Foreign Ministers on 15 November that we should consult under the terms of the treaty of guarantee. The replies we have received set mutually incompatible conditions for such consultations. In light of their first responses to my right hon. and learned Friend's proposal, we have made further approaches to both Governments in a renewed endeavour to set up the consultations envisaged in the 1960 treaty of guarantee.