Since my right hon. and gallant Friend's statement of 15th December, a further Article of a draft treaty has been agreed, making four in all. The United Kingdom and United States delegates have also notified the Soviet Government of their decision to drop the condition that the treaty to stop nuclear tests should be subject to satisfactory progress towards measures of real disarmament. Despite this major concession on our part, the Soviet delegate at Geneva has continued to insist on proposals which would amount to self-inspection rather than effective international control.