Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment has been made of the intentions of the Soviet Union to comply with the conventional forces in Europe treaty.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe and our NATO allies continue to press the Soviet Union to comply fully with the treaty. We do not accept the Soviet claim that treaty limited equipment resubordinated to naval command is excluded from the scope of the treaty. We are also seeking Soviet clarification of their intentions as regards the large numbers of equipment currently being stockpiled east of the Urals. This Soviet action, while not illegal under the treaty, is a cause for concern in that it creates a potentially threatening stockpile just outside the area of application.