§ 71. Mr. Tony Lloydasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his policy towards an interim agreement on intermediate nuclear forces in Europe.
§ Mr. RentonWe regard the recent agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union at the Geneva Summit that they should work towards an interim intermediate nuclear forces agreement as a positive step. We continue to support the United States proposals which are based on agreed alliance criteria, offering a detailed framework for progress on the basis of equal and global limits.