§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures Her Majesty's Government are taking to fulfil the obligations they accepted as a signatory of the partial test ban treaty and the non-proliferation treaty with regard to a nuclear test ban.
§ Mr. LuceWe continue to play a full part in relevant discussions at the Geneva conference on disarmament, where we have tabled two significant working papers on "Peaceful Nuclear Explosions" and "Verification Aspects of a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty". We and other Western delegations have also tabled at the conference on disarmament a draft mandate for a nuclear test ban ad hoc committee which would permit the examination of specific issues with a view to negotiation of a treaty on the subject. In addition, we are closely involved in the useful technical work performed by the ad hoc group of scientific experts appointed by the conference on disarmament.