Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Armed Forces – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 7 December 1949.
With regard to the first point, of course, it is open to the House at any time to request further information, and we will give all that is possible, subject to the conditions laid down upon the members of the Conference with regard to publication. I ought also to say that I have under preparation a White Paper on the various aspects of the organisation of the North Atlantic Treaty of Defence, and no doubt when that is laid before Parliament the matter of Debate could be raised again. With regard to the second part of the supplementary question, we take every available opportunity, of course, for dealing with such questions as the hon. Member has raised, but I am not at liberty to disclose what was discussed.