Mr. Mayhew asked the Prime Minister what communications he has had from Mr. Nehru about the Crisis in Laos.

asked the Prime Minister what communications he has had from Mr. Nehru about the Crisis in Laos.

But now we can by no means be certain that we have escaped altogether from the Laos Crisis.

I do not know whether he had Singapore in mind, but, for political reasons, it is not possible for us to use that base in connection with the Laos Crisis.

While the suggestion is that troops should go to Thailand, is not the real Crisis in Laos, and are not both sides responsible for the present situation in Laos?

Before the House reassembles, there could be a Crisis in Laos, and we have no guarantee that the troops will never be used in Laos.

This encouraging development holds out some hope that the political Crisis in Laos may be resolved by the Laotian leaders themselves.