Undertaking a four day official visit to the United Kingdom, Mrs Bandaranaike, who was the guest of Prime Minister Edward Heath, appreciated the support extended by the UK, earlier that year in tackling the youth uprising in Ceylon. In addition to meeting the Queen, the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, she also discussed the implications for Ceylon if Britain joined the European Economic Community when she met the Chief British Common Market Negotiator, Geoffrey Rippon. Her visit to London provided her with the opportunity of meeting the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Arnold Smith to highlight concerns of the Ceylonese government.