HC Deb 05 July 1977 vol 934 cc507-8W
22. Mr Michael McNair-Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what obligations exist between his Department and the American military authorities in terms of providing bases to the United States Air Force in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Wellbeloved

There are no such obligations. The United States Air Force is here in the United Kingdom with the full consent of Her Majesty's Government, in consequence of the joint determination of our two countries to maintain the strength and deterrent value of the North Atlantic Alliance.

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