Oral Answers to Questions — General De Gaulle (Prime Minister's Visit)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 17 June 1958.

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Photo of Mr John Biggs-Davison Mr John Biggs-Davison , Chigwell 12:00, 17 June 1958

—after his visit to President Eisenhower and to Her Majesty's Government in Canada, for cannot Britain and France together play a great part in bringing about a better balance of world affairs—[HON. MEMBERS: "Like Suez?"]—yes, after Suez—particularly in so reshaping the Atlantic Alliance that it becomes the means not of undermining but of upholding the sovereignty and overseas interests of its European members? Will my right hon. Friend consider discussing the concept of interdependence with General de Gaulle because, if interdependence means anything, it means American acceptance that Algeria is French and Cyprus British?