§ Mr. BellinghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent contacts members of his Department have had with Warsaw pact countries.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThere have recently been regular meetings with representatives of Warsaw pact nations at ministerial and official level. In the past month the Ministry has hosted visits by Colonel General Morocz, Hungarian State Secretary for Defence, Colonel General Stanculescu, Romanian Defence Minister and Colonel General Omelichev, Soviet Deputy Chief of General Staff. These contacts are a valuable means of building mutual confidence and improving understanding.