Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what measures are taken to confirm the identity of those people who receive military training from British service personnel.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonAppropriate arrangements are made with the authorities of the foreign Government concerned.
Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what measures are taken to ensure that the benefits and lessons gained from military training by British service personnel are not transferred from those who receive the training to those who are authorised to receive it.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe control of information released to members of foreign armed forces during training by British service personnel is a matter for the civil and military authorities of the country concerned. The extent and type of any classified information to which foreign nationals are granted access will reflect their need to know and will also be commensurate with Her Majesty's Government's assessment of the recipient country's ability to control the information in an appropriate manner.
Mr. O'Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what provision is made for the study of the legal aspect of warfare in the military training provided for foreign nationals by British service personnel.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonInstruction in legal aspects of warfare is provided to foreign and United Kingdom students where it is appropriate to the subject of the training course concerned.
Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether any British service personnel have been involved in the provision of military training in(a) Zimbabwe and (b) Thailand at any time in the last four years.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonBritish service personnel have provided military training in Zimbabwe to both the Mozambiquan and Zimbabwean armed forces during the last four years. British service personnel have also made several short advisory visits to the Thai armed forces in the same period.
Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence which foreign military forces have been provided with military training by British service personnel over the last four years.
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§ Mr. Archie HamiltonSince 1 April 1986, personnel from the armed forces or police of the following countries and dependent territories have attended military training courses in the United Kingdom or received training from British service personnel overseas:
- Algeria
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Burma
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Congo
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gambia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Luxembourg
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Somalia
- South Korea
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- Sri Lanka
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turks and Caicos
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- Uruguay
- United States of America
- Venezuela Yemen
- Yugoslavia
- Zaire
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe