HC Deb 20 June 1961 vol 642 c115W
70. Mr. Callaghan

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give an assurance that no licences for the export of arms or ammunition will be given in respect of deliveries to Angola or Mozambique.

Mr. N. Macpherson

No. Applications for licences for the export of arms and ammunition are considered by the Government Departments concerned in the light of the political, strategic and economic implications of each individual case. As my right hon. Friend, the Lord Privy Seal said on 26th April, we shall follow this policy in respect of Portugal and her overseas territories.