§ 21. Mr. Cyril D. Townsendasked the Secretary of State for Defence if the United Kingdom would be prepared to accept the pre-positioning of either the present generation of United States chemical weapons, or a possible new generation of such weapons, in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. StanleyNo such request has been made to us. Like the United Kingdom, the United States Government have made clear that they are fully committed to seeking a comprehensive, verifiable and world-wide ban on chemical weapons at the conference on disarmament in Geneva.