§ Q52. Mr. John Browneasked the Prime Minister if Her Majesty's Government will make proposals for amendments to the Geneva convention in so far as it relates to the sinking of warships on the high seas during a state of war.
§ The Prime MinisterI assume my hon. Friend is referring to the 1958 Geneva convention on the high seas. Nothing in that convention affects the right of self defence preserved in article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations.