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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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.. II PQ 8530B Head of S~Air) Copy to: PS/US of S (RAF) PSICS(RAF) PSIDUS(Alr) ACS (G) ( RAF) --7=' DI 55 (Mr Ops (GE) 2b Head of DS 8 DPR (RAF) LORDS DEBATE ON tJFOs : 18th JANUA.RY 1979 Thank you for your _·minutes DIS4(Air) 18/3 of 15th and 16th January fonvarding a revised draft of the speech for Lord Strabolgi and Fidditional background information respectively. 2. I have discussed the revised speech vJitl-:. Lord Strabolgi and have made further ·- largely editorial - amendments. I attach a copy of a letter \vhich I handed to Lord Strabolgi last night together \'lith a fresh copy of the speech itself. Lord Strabolgi 1.Jill be reading the speech again today and will let me know as soon as possible whether he \vishes to have the briefing meeting which you and Mr have pencilled in for 1130 tomorrow. 3. You might like to know that the debate is causing a fair / amount of interest in the House of Lords. In addition to the / Earl of Clancarty others taking part 1vill include (in the following order) Lord Trefgarne, the Earl of Kimberley,· Viscount St Davids, Lords Rankeillour, Kings-Norton, Glad~7n and Hewlett, the Bishop of Norwich, Earl Halsbury and Viscount Ox[uird (who will be making his maiden speech). 4. ltJe will not know for certain 'tvhen the UFO debate 1vill sta~t. It depends, of course, on how long the earlier business tak~s, but it is unlikely to start before 1800. We will keep in touch with the House of Lords throughout the course of tomorrow afternoon and early evening and 1ve will let you k~ow as soon as we are needed. The d'ebate is likely to last for between t1.vo and three hours. IS. .... I I!.''I I
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