Orders of the Day — Defence Estimates

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 12 December 1973.

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Photo of Lieut-Colonel David Mather Lieut-Colonel David Mather , Esher 12:00, 12 December 1973

On the question of the Persian Gulf, it has probably occurred to my hon. Friend that we were responsible for the foreign policy of the Gulf States. If we had continued to be so responsible it might have made a big difference to the present situation.