§ 29. Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of state for Defence if he will now take steps to remove China from the COCOM list; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PattieThe unanimous agreement of our partners would be needed to remove any country from the COCOM list. The export of strategic goods to China remains subject to COCOM controls, but these are now applied more flexibly than before, following a United Kingdom initiative.