§ Lord Jenkins of Putneyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many times the Anglo-American Defence Agreement has been renewed since 1958; how often it has been before (a) the US House of Representatives and Senate and (b) either or both of the two Houses of Parliament; and whether they will place copies of the original agreement and any subsequent amendments in the Library of the House, excluding any material classified in both countries.
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Chalker of WallaseyThe 1958 UK/US Mutual Defence Agreement is open-ended and does not require renewal. It was presented to the US Congress and the UK Parliament in 1958. We shall ensure that copies of the agreement and its subsequent amendments are placed in the Library of the House.