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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.
“Works”39 pages
- p. 7 …The work has taken 21 hours and 20 minutes to complete and as, indicated in my…
- p. 9 …United Nations to establish an agency or working group for research into UFOs. This was
mentioned…
- p. 19 …United Nations to establish an agency or working group for research
A into unidentified flying objects…
- p. 28 …further re~uests the Con1nittee to submit a pre1 imlru1i:y report on its work
by…
- p. 30 …delegation, with the full support of Premier Gairy, sought
to establish an ad hoc working group…
- p. 38 …out to his co-pilot, First Officer Lee Boyd, The jet pilot's instruments started working…
- p. 40 …lodestone, was thought to be the
I.work of the Devil, as indeed were some of…
- p. 41 …I acknowledge, how-
ever, that, for example, the works of
Darwin were once thought incompatible
with…
- p. 45 …at this time, but we should start working
for it. If we had a worldwide organisa…
- p. 46 …He has done a
we are studying hagiography-and I had job of work and I…
- p. 57 …I have noticed that so far none of who might be willing to work for a…
- p. 58 …ful job for
··or!unity, I
•r working
re, if that
,; for the
'quircd. I
summings…
- p. 64 …We must return to work in this dreary
old world and the difficulties we are in…
- p. 100 …debate-to pay tribute to the
valuable work which broadcasters un-
doubtedly play in our society…
- p. 102 …t Kingdom to study unidentified flying
objects, working closely with the French
, one. ·:.••i
The MINISTER…
- p. 104 …She has extended and ex-~ objects, working closely with the French
panded in the best possible…
- p. 111 …Every
tim~ something appears, we send it to tr~t specialist body which is working,
basically…
- p. 118 …as it can be deduced from the work of the CNES, where Mr Jean-claude
Poher…
- p. 145 …debate-to pay tribute to the
valuable work which broadcasters un-
doubtedly play in our society…
- p. 148 …objects, working closely with the French· .
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The MINISTER of STATE,' DEPAR,T,~i
MENT of…
- p. 150 …She has extended and ex-, objects, working closely with the French
pa.nded ,in the best…
- p. 160 …Every
tim~ something appears, we send it to tl~t specialist body which is working,
basically…
- p. 167 …the
phenomenon as it can be deduced from the work of the CNES, where Mr Jean…
- p. 315 …Unfortunate! y the·· Cl ee-Hi 11 · radar head was not working on
primary radar during…
- p. 383 …during the recording period, therefore, only aircraft
working Secondary Surveillance Radar can be seen.
3. Listed…
- p. 400 …painstaking
investigation over a period of 8 working days and, although all
the light phenomenae have…
- p. 405 …observed by all crew members intermittently (busy working the ship) from 0246 til daybreak. -
observed about…
- p. 413 …who axe presumably all quite used to working a.t night and therefore
are quite fa…
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tlbdar operators who work routinely in particular areas using the
same radar head, as is borne…
- p. 433 …painstaking
investigation over a period of a working days and, although all
the light phenomenae have…
- p. 438 …observed by all crew members intermittently (busy working the ship) from 0246 til daybreak. -
observed about…
- p. 444 …pr~~sum<~~Ul) all quite used to working at night and therefore
looking at the sky…
- p. 449 41bdar operators who work routinely in particular areas using the
same radar head, as is borne…
- p. 460 …I may decide if I wish the work to continue.
With reference to your comments in…
- p. 463 …This estimate indicates the largest period
of time that might be required, clearly if the work…
- p. 472 …of the sum involved in
undertaking the work I have requested. If the sum does exceed…
- p. 477 …I estimate that undertaking the work you have requested will take around 23 hours. Four hours…
- p. 481 …certain amount of
work might cost.
"I estimate that undertaking the work you have requested will…
- p. 486 …Dr Clarke is entitled to the first four hours work free and every following hour
(or…
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A UK AIMS
To oppose the establishment of any such agency.
B POINTS TO K~E
2. The British delegation does not think that the establish-
ment of an agency for research into unidentified flying
objects is appropriate to the functions of the United Nations·.
It considers that the exi.<tence of such an agency under UN
auspices would be an unjustifiable drain on UN resources
which could be better deployed elsewhere.
C TACTICS
3. Hopefully a confrontation with the representative of
Grenada can be avoided, but the UK shouln not hesitate to
make its views known .as and when appropriate. Y'm should
seek whatever support y~u can pqrticul~rly among the Nine.
BACKGROUND
L~. At last year•s UN General Assembly, th8 Grenadan
. delegation, with the full support of Premier Gairy, sought
to establish an ad hoc working group of the UN to evaluate
UFO reports. FCO I1insi ters expressed the view th:Jt to set
up any such body would r~duce the credibility of the UN;
accordingly th~ UK delegation was instructed to oppose.
In the event, no vote was taken on the Grenadan Resolution;
as a co:npromise, the General Assembly "studied the t·ext 11
and re.::;.uested the Secretary.,-General to transmit it 11 to ·states
members of the UN and to interested specialised agencies so
that they might communicate their views to the Secretary-
General ...
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