HL Deb 12 June 1980 vol 410 c739WA
Lord BROCKWAY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will fulfill the request of eight Roman Catholic bishops to press the United States to stop selling arms to El Salvador.

The SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN and COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS (Lord Carrington)

No. In any case, I understand that the recent decision of the United States Government to provide limited military assistance to the Salvadorian Government is confined to the provision of transport and communications equipment and does not include arms and ammunition.

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