§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what happened to the Kuwait office of the Defence Export Services Organisation during the Iraqi occupation of that country; and what is the current position.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe First Secretary (Defence Supply) is the Defence Export Services Organisation representative in the British embassy in Kuwait. He was out of the country on leave when the Iraqi invasion took place and returned in April 1991.
§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the overseas offices of the Defence Export Services Organisation, together with the dates they were set up.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe Defence Export Services Organisation has established overseas offices as follows:
Year Washington 1972 New Delhi 1984 Riyadh 1984 Kuala Lumpur 1986 Seoul 1988 Ankara 1988 Kuwait 1988 Canberra 1989 Jakarta 1991 Bangkok 1991