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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.
“Frances”46 pages
--~ ,~,~ ~..: 1599 . • ·.. . . . Written . . [ 6 DECEMBER.t9i7] AIISwers 1600: . ' :l::~·-~·-j··:~~~!"' o;_··f·~,.,:··~7·.,..-:'" •. c.: ••• -~ • countries. She has extended and ex-, objects, working closely with the French pa.nded ,in the best ·possible way our· whole one. ·.approach t~ aid, and I should. like it made The MINISTER of STATE, DEPART- absolu~e}y -r·cl.ear., that that ts what w . MENT of EDUCATION and SCIENCE meant. (Lord Donaldson of.Kingsbridge): Her I should like to give Majesty's Government understand that a another quotation from his article study group called the Groupe d'Etudes said that in this particular proj t sur Jes Phenomenes Aerospatiales Non- Government's case was based "less Identifies (GEPAN) has been set up under elevated political motives~·. answer the French Ministry of Industry, Com- to this I should like to give on quotation merce and Artisans at the National from a recent article of my rig honourable Centre for Space Studies in Toulouse. friend. It is this: The group has no formal links with the " ... we all need to take in account human United Kingdom, and we have no similar rights, whether it be Cam odia or Uganda, scientific group to study unidentified Indonesia, Chile, or Bolivi. Czechoslovakia or objects or phenomena. the SoYicl Union". I am most gratef for the support I have received tonig from my two noble werful and impr~ssive combination, an from the noble Lord, Lord Avebury, · another powerful con- tribution. I ink 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 w 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 Bo:ivian 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 1-!ajesty's Government: Whether they are aware that in France, since 1st September 1977, a section for th~ study of unidentified fly:ng objects has beer. set up in the National Centre for Space Studies in Toulouse, under the direction of Mcnsieur Claude Poher, a distinouished scientist, and that this body is sp~nsored upcn the French l'v!inistry of Industry and Research; and whether there is a similar scientific organisation under G~wernm~nt sponsorship in the United Kmgdom to study unidentified flying 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 1970 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 reRsonable 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 particui:Jr circum- st ces of the case. The LORD CHANCELLOR: The avail le information is set out below in two tables. No information is ava.ilable ab ut category (c) and combined figures o yare available for categories (a) and (b). England and Wales combir.ed figures only are available for categories (d) and (e). :'!7c----.... -._-..,.~---or------~---·------·--------------·-·- .·
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