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MOD file DEFE 24/2032/1

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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.

  • p. 13 …the neighbourhood and might also have plant life and other materials which would be of interest…
  • p. 16 …SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION IHTO EXTRATERR£STRIAL LIFE, INCLUDI~G UNIDENTIFIED FLY lNG OBJECTS, AND TO…
  • p. 42 …Cor,1mander Even if one accepts that there may be life Robert McLaughiin, United States Navy…
  • p. 44 …Mars, by saying: " The hope of finding life on Mars has evaporated, together with the canals…
  • p. 47 …Is the earth the only planet populated by intelligent technological life? I do not know and…
  • p. 51 …to be compatible wirh any form of life. Thus, from \vhence do t11ey come? They can…
  • p. 52 …or rott>ntiai horrors of our esrthly life. Vihe:1 we bclic\'ed that if we…
  • p. 56 …Tbeir motive power would be of huge help to our transport and industrial life, for they…
  • p. 57 …Na a child, I form with This prese initiating gel me in Having r life and…
  • p. 58 …Having remembered the rebuke all my life and acted upon it, I am not prepared to…
  • p. 96 …We sometimes take the line: 'The MOD does not dismiss the possibility that intelligent life could…
  • p. 100 …the infirm and the lonely, for whom ·life .without the· broadcasting services would indeed be a…
  • p. 136 …do not dismiss the possibility that intelligent life could exist in O)..l.ther space bu…
  • p. 142 …We sometimes take the line: 'The :r;roD does not dismiss the possibility that intelligent life…
  • p. 145 …the infirm and the lonely, for whom ·life without the· broadcasting services would indeed be a…
  • p. 182 …do not dismiss the possibility that intelligent life could exist· in O"J.tther space but…
  • p. 187 …in~eJligent life could exist elsewhere in the universe. With 100,000 million stars in our…
  • p. 209 …intelligent life could exist else,-There in the- _, universe. \•lith 100,000 million stars in our…
  • p. 452 …level scientific research and investigation into extraterrestrial life, including UFOs and to inform the Secretary-General…
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(including the FRG Presidency and the United States) are making an
effort to help Grenada off the hook if this can be done without cost
to the UN. It must also be said, in fairness, that the Grenadan
propos~l is no,more ridiculous than many other proposals before the
UN. Indeed President Carter has in the past reportedly taken a
personal interest in the subject of UFOs. The proposal· is at least
not positively harmful to UK interests, whereas taking too strong and
open a stand against Mr Gairy could be. Moreover, if we can help the
Grenadans to reach a compromise, it could conceivably help us to
persuade them to abstain on the vote on foreign economic and other
interests in plenary (the Fourth Committee Resolution which inter alia
strongly condems the UK and others for dealings with South Africa).
7. I !~£2mm~og that we instruct the Mission to continue to resist the
original Grenadan proposal but to give discreet support to efforts by
Western or other countries to postpone or reduce the scope and cost·
of the Grenadan proposal as much as possible. I accordingly ~~2mi1 a
draft telegram to UKMIS New York.
8. UND were consulted on UN aspects, and concur.
4 December 1978
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Mr Weir
UND
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News Department
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Energy Science and
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