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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.
“Office of Special Investigations”3 pages
., _/ ~3 Written [LORDS ] Answers 1454 lfviation Terminal has been brought into which go beyonddefence interests are not Iuse for domestic flights only, and therefore carried out by the Department. attendance by Customs and Immigration staff will not be necessary. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS The Earl of CLANCARTY asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they are aware that in an interview on France-Inter radio on 21st February 1974 Monsieur Robert Galley then French Minister of Defen~e, stated that his Ministry had set up a section in 195~ to .study eye- witness accounts of urudenttfied flymg objects; and whethet .our ~inistry of Defence also has a section to mvesttgate these unidentified flying objects. Lord WINTERBOTTOM: The Government have no record of a state- ment made in February 1974 by the then French Minister of Defence. Our Ministry of Defence has no specific organisation engaged on the examination of reports of unidentified flying objects; reports are examined by specialist staffs as part of their normal duties to see if they contain any implications for the defence of the United Kingdom. lnvestigatibns into any scientific significance of phenomena ROAD SIGNS Lo DE . CLIFFORD asked Her Majes 's Government: Wh information the large yellow backed road signs exhibiting black triangles, diamonds, circles and squares now proli rating in the West Midlands meant to nvey to the motorist; and whether the will be included in the new Highway Co for everyone's informa- tion. Baroness STED AN: These new signs mark routes for t ffic to . follow when some emergency re uires a section of motorway to be cl sed. They guide drivers from the motor ay and back to it beyond the point of clos e. Because the signs are at present indivi ally authorised for each route and have not yet been prescribed in regulations fo general use, they are not being include in the new Highway Code; but they ha e received press publicity and an explana ry leaflet has been produced for distri tion to drivers. I shall be sending the no le Lord a copy of the leaflet and copies ha been placed in the Library. House adjourned ;:tt ten minutes before eight o'cloc
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