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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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.. PQ 8530B LORDS DEBATE ON UFOs : 18th JANUARY 1979 Thank you for your.minutes D/S4(Air)/8/3 of 15th and 16th January forwarding a revised draft of the speech for Lord Strabolgi and F.idditional background information respectively. 2. I have discussed the revised speech vJitl1 Lord Strabolgi and have made furthe:::- ·- largely editorial - amendrnents. •., // I attach a copy of a letter which I handed to Lord Strabolgi last night together with a fresh copy of the speech itself. Lord Strabolgi \vill be reading the speech again today and will let me know as soon as possible whether he wishes to have the briefing meeting which you and have pencilled in for 1130 tomorrow. 3. You might like to know that the deba1:e is causing a fair amount of interest in the House of Lords. In addition to the Earl of Clancarty others taking part will include (in the I following order) Lord Trefgarne, the Earl of Kimberley,· IViscount St Davids, Lords Rankeillour, Kings-Norton, Gladv..ryn l and Hewlett, the Bishop of Norwich, Earl Halsbury and ·1 Viscount Ox[uird (who will be making his maiden speech). 4. lrJe will not knmv for certain when the UFO debate will start. 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 we will let you kr"low as soon as we are needed. The d'ebate is likely to last for betv-wcn two and three hours. /5. ... . ·;
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