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MOD file DEFE 24/2032/1

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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.

  • p. 39 …lot of people in this country that there was ah•o a unit-a scientific one…
  • p. 42 …States; secondly, to see whether UFOs '- could contribute technical and scientific -· .J We know that war…
  • p. 43 …It was just before the Americans had landed on the moon. Sir Frank said that he…
  • p. 62 …1297 Unidentified ·.. 18 JANUARY 1979 ··'Flying Objects -1298 on the Canadian prairies has displayed 1 scientific…
  • p. 118 …The 11Ufologists11 thilik that certain writings, drawingn D.nd sculptures, particulazoly those of the South American…
  • p. 167 …to prove the material existence . of UFOs. Scientific point of View It would be pointles·s…
  • p. 452 …text of the resolution and that the Americans also intend to go along with the consensus…
LOuSE MINUTE
Dl BCR 10/8/3
1 November 2002
DAS - LA- Ops and Pol
Copy to:
Head of DISSY
DISSb
REQUEST FROM DR CLARKE - HOUSE OF LORDS DEBATE - 18 January 1979
1. You forwarded a copy of Dr Clarke's letter of 7 October asking whether the DIS had
retained any of the papers relating to the House of Lords debate on UFOS which took place
on 18 January 1979.
2. We have located the advice that S4(Air) provided to US of S and an early copy of the
draft speech. I hope that this is helpful.
Dl BCRCG 4
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Attached: Copies of enclosures 1/1, 1/2,1/3,1/4 from file Dl55/1 08/15/1 part 32.
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