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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
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PQ 8530B 16th January 1979
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Following the meeting which you held \·lith Hr Stevens
and myself on Friday 12th January the draft speech for you
to make in response to the Earl of Clancarty's Unstarrcd
Question on Thursday 18th January has been arn~nded. I
attach a folder containing the revised version which
follmvs the line 'l;vhich you agreed.
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I also attach a more detailed background note, and,
as you requested, the transcript of the BBC television
programme on UFOs in ,.;rhich the Earl of Clancarty appeared
I and in '\-Jhich a Hrs- was interviewed and alleged that j
she had been told by telephone to say nothing about her
alleged sighting of a UFO. I do not suggest, unless you
particularly wish to do so, that you read the transcript;
but the parts in which you expressed an interest are on
--pages 23 and 24 (Mrs- and pages 26 - 29 (Lord
Clancarty) •
When '\-Je spoke on the telephone yesterday you stressed
the need for_your.speech to touch on Lord Clancarty's
*'- reference to,Honsieur· Galley'·s attitude to UFOs. This is
covered briefly in the paragraph at the bottom of page 10.
I attach, as you requested, a copy of the actual transcript
I of the interview with M. Galley.
-The Box party for Thursday's debate will be Mr -,
Hr Hiss and myself.
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