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POPE ee eee as { . 2087 Washington and Ottawa : staiemenis ere correct, it is disquieting that two -men, who confessed -that. while they were at Cambridge they were mem-. bers of the Communist Party, should both subsequenlly be employed tn the Foreign Service and that one of them should be employed in tke B.B.C. and the Secret crvice Does my right hon. and learned Friend consider that the steps taken as a resull of the Privy Councillors’ examination would stop a repetition of that possibility, if it be true? , | a etal + tee Mr, Lloyd: I do not accept what my bon. Friend said about the employment these men. The employment of Burgess is described in the White Paper. On the rb uestion of the future employment io the Forgign Service of such men, I think, as was indicated in the debate in the House, that adequate steps have been taken. The Report of the Commitice of Privy Councillors is not, I think, a matter for me. " Mr, Daines: May 1 ask whether the Foreign Secretary noticed in the state- ment from Moscow that Burgess claims to have served in the Secret Service and M. 1.59 Is that correct of incorrect? ' Mr, Lloyd: 1 do not think that that is exactly what Burgess claimed. The fact fs that he was employed in a Department which, at the outbreak of war, dealt with propaganda to neutra) countries. It w an organisation which Tater came to known as SOE. . oe et! Mr, Peyton : Does my ‘right hon. ‘and learned Friend realise how welcome his clear statement will be in proving beyond Goubt that the fudicrous paniomime which was staged in Moscow will gain chem nothing?..2. 4-4. Mr, Morrison: Arising out of these exchanges, may I ask the Prime Minister whether he has any intention or otber- wise of making § a ftatement to the House oo the report of Councillors on the Secret, Service?. -. - The Prime Minister: J am obliged to" the right hon. Gentleman and (o his col- leagues for the Report which they have: been good epough to present to me. As the -right -hon. Gentleman - knows, . it . reached me the night before I left for" Washington. However, I have given it careful study and we are now engaged in considering the steps to be taken to give ncn . am, wieew ee ne gap EA Pe oe a a bah ae = ens Ue re, Tore wee Fre My ere Pa ca te “ma raleal ee eT cated —_— tem em em ne nr ee ne er ee a an Pree Ba EL Tees eee ap: ag rare we 1 OF SOS nate i a es ve Oe . ee * r - wom Et. the conference of Privy- eed std le eee He zs FEBRUARY 1956 effect to it. I hope to be able to make a . (Discussions) yn slalement upon it in due course but, as the right hon. Gentleman would undez-: . -- . stand, and all concerned would agree, I should not be prepared to make the ; - Report public. we tg ptt " WASHINGTON AND OTTAWA ~ © © QDISCUSSIONS).) gue! The Prime Minister: With your per-_ mission, Mr, Speaker, and that of the House, I should like to report on the dis- cussions which I and my right hon. aod learned Friend the Foreign Secretary have hee = held recently in _Washington . and in | sme Ottawa. j ” Fhe House will ‘recall the situation at the time when these visits were arranged Jast autumn, The Geneva Conference of Foreign Ministers had disappointed ho that some at least of the problems facing us might have been solved is the spirit of the July meetings. However, the Soviet Government had made it clear at the October meeting that it had no intention of allowing the German people as a whole to decide their future by free elections. : - More surprising was ‘the fact that the’ Soviets sefused to Jower the artificial barriers which still prevent the free flow of visitors and ideas between the countries of the Western world and the Soviet apetite, on Bloc. In the Middle East, we are faced with intervention by the Soviet Govern: -- ment in the shape of the Cuechoslovak- Egyptian arms deal, ++: tb EPI” In these circumstances, it seemed timely din thea Dee BO ine PReSGEnt oF ing wy myself that we should meet to discuss the world situation together. 1 was, therefore, ~ very glad that the Presideat's recovery: enabicd bim to invite my right hon. and learned Friend the Foreign Secretary and - . tnyself to be his guests in Washington. I <~ ---- will now make some | detailed points oa the discussions, = ~~ As regards Europe, we are in complete * agreement that Germany, whose division is the main cause of the present tension, should be given the opportunity of se-,” unite in freedom. We reafirmed our obligations towards Berlin. We were in agreement on the principle of support costs and the equal sharing of the burden of defence between Allies. Discussions are proceeding on this subject with the Py he co ee ee ae Te a eee? er ee B Re orerer's- cares to: sident of the United States and. aMig go st neta “4 Hoa ee woes Be te ee “mw — SM ~ap years: a ae eee