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Prorogation-
25 OCTOBER 1968
Her Majesty's Speech
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HOUSE OF COMMONS
Friday, 25th October, 1968
The House met at a quarter to Eleven o'clock
PRAYERS
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
ROYAL ASSENT
Message to attend the Lords Com- missioners:
The House went :- -and, having returned;
Mr. Speaker (in the Clerk's place at the Table): I have to acquaint the House that the House has been to the House of Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal was read, giving the Royal Assent to:
1. Civil Aviation Act 1968. 2. Clean Air Act 1968.
3. Domestic and Appellate Proceed- ings (Restriction of Publicity) Act 1968.
4. Civil Evidence Act 1968.
5. Gaming Act 1968.
6. Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1968.
7. Medicines Act 1968.
8. Design Copyright Act 1968.
9. Justices of the Peace Act 1968.
10. Law Reform (Miscellaneous Pro- visions) (Scotland) Act 1968.
11. Race Relations Act 1968.
12. Town and Country Planning Act 1968.
13. Transport Act 1968.
14. Newcastle upon Tyne Corporation Act 1968.
PROROGATION
HER MAJESTY'S MOST GRACIOUS SPEECH
Mr. Speaker: I have further to ac- quaint the House that the Lord High Chancellor, being one of the High Com- missioners, delivered Her Majesty's Most Gracious Speech to both Houses of Par- liament, in pursuance of Her Majesty's Command, as follows:
My Lords and Members of the House
of Commons
My Husband and I were glad to welcome to this country the President of the Republic of Turkey.
My Government have contributed positively to the wide-ranging work of the United Nations. They have been active in seeking a settlement to the dispute between the Arab States and Israel. They tabled the Security Coun- cil Resolution on the Middle East which was unanimously adopted in November 1967.
My Ministers have welcomed the opening of discussions in Paris which they hope will lead to the end of the Vietnam conflict.
My Ministers played a leading part in negotiations which led to the successful conclusion of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and have made proposals for further measures of disarmament.
My Government have maintained their application for membership of the European Communities and regret that the attitude adopted by one of the present members of the Communities has so far prevented the opening of negotiations.
My Government have announced their intention of withdrawing British forces from Malaysia, Singapore and the Persian Gulf by the end of 1971. They intend that over the next few years there should be a measure of re- deployment of national resources and that Britain's defence effort should in future be concentrated mainly in Europe and the North Atlantic area. My Ministers took part in a successful conference with Ministers of Australia,
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