Oral Answers to Questions — Cambodia

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 13 April 1964.

Alert me about debates like this

Photo of Mr R.A. Butler Mr R.A. Butler , Saffron Walden 12:00, 13 April 1964

Yes, Sir. There has been a great many exchanges, and Prince Sihanouk himself has now acknowledged that it would be difficult to call a conference. He has postponed his demand for one at any rate till after his visit to France in June. The idea of a preliminary conference was not an alternative to the main conference at Geneva. The idea was that these nations principally concerned might get together on such problems as frontiers which might be dealt with preparatory to the main conference.