§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is their response to the United States proposals for the "transformation" of NATO described by President Clinton and quoted in the International Herald Tribune of 17 December 1997 135WA into a globally active and United States-led organisation; and whether this transformation is to be developed within NATO's new Strategic Concept. [HL1257] [25 March]
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanI refer the noble Lord to the Written Answer I gave him on 12 January (Official Report, col. WA 124) and to the Written Answer my noble friend the Minister of State for Defence Procurement gave him on 22 January to his Question on the terms of reference of the review of NATO's Strategic Concept (Official Report, col. WA 265).