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This Ministry of Defence file, released through The National Archives and published by The Black Vault, holds the MOD's 2002 handling of Dr David Clarke's requests for UFO documents under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information. It includes the MOD's 9 December 2002 reply, which covered reports from 1976, 1980, 1993 and 1996 and charged £260. It also contains internal emails and file requisitions, plus Foreign Office and United Nations papers from 1978 on Grenada's proposal for UFO research.
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1599 Written [ 6 DECEMBER 19'77 ] Answers countries. She has extended and ex-~ objects, working closely with the French panded in the best possible way our·whole one . . approach to aid, and I should like it made The MINISTER of STATE, DEPART- absolutely , clear that that is what w MENT of EDUCATION and SCIENCE meant. I should like to give rd another quotation from He said that in this particular proj t the Government's " less elevated political motives". answer to this I should like to give on quotation from a recent article of my rig honourable friend. It is this: ". . . we all need to take in account human rights, whether it be Cam odia or Uganda, Indonesia, Chile, or Bolivi, Czechoslovakia or the Sovicl Union ". I am most gratef for the support I have received tonig from my two noble .friends-indeed a werful and impressive combination, an from the noble Lord, Lord Avebury, : another powerful con- tribution. I 1ink now that on the question of a· for Bolivia we. must look to the futur . We shall not go back on our decisio about the tin mining project. As I have aid, our offer of assistance has been wei omed, and our commitment to help wl, n we can find the right projects is a fir one. The Government's reasons for d ciding against the mining projects are ood ones. . They are perfectly well un erstood by the Bolivian Government, a we look forward to mutually satis- f ctory relations over new projects. WRITTEN ANSWERS UNiDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS The Earl of CLANCARTY asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they are aware that in France, since 1st September 1977, a section for th0 study of unidentified flying objects has beer. set up in the National Centre for Space Studies in Toulouse, under the direction of Monsieur Claude Poher, a distinguished scientist, and that this body is sponsored upon the French l\·1inistry of Industry and Rtsearch; and whether there is a similar scientific organisation under Government sponsorship in the United Kine:dom to study unidentified flying (Lord Donaldson of Kingsbridge): Her Majesty's Government understand that a study group called the Groupe d'Etudes sur Ies Phenomenes Aerospatiales Non- Identifies (GEPAN) has been set up under the French Ministry of Industry, Com- merce and Artisans at the National Centre for Space Studies in Toulouse. The group has no formal links with the United Kingdom, and we have no similar scieJ?.tific group to study unidentified objects or phenomena. LEGAL AID REFUSALS Lord CHITNIS asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will list in the Official Report the number of applications fo legal aid which have been refused f r each· year since I 970 and whether t ey will classify this information acco ing to the following categories: (a) where the Supplementary enefits Commission have deter · ed the applicant's disposable inc me at an amount greater than th limit; (b) where the Suppleme ary Benefits Commission have d termined the applicant's dispos le capital at an amount greater. than the limit; (c) where the pro edings to which the applicatio related are not proceedings fo which legal aid may be given; (d) where th applicant has not shown t t he has reasonable grounds or taking, defending, or being a party to the proceedings; (e) wher it appears unreasonable that he applicant should receive leg aid in the particular circum- st ces of the case. The LORD CHANCELLOR: The avail le information is set out below in two tables. No information is available ab ut category (c) and combined figures o ly are available for categories (a) and (b). I England and Wales combir.ed figures only are available for categories (d) and (e) . ....__..,.,..._ .. ,..~ .... ~.,.,..------"""""~--~;;---. ____,....,_........._..... .. --·----·--·---·-·· .·
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