§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many times, when and by whom the ambassadors' agreement regarding American occupation of British Royal Air Force bases has been subjected to periodic review; and if he will place a copy of this agreement in the Library. [33950]
§ Mr. SoamesIt is not our policy to comment on the detail of confidential arrangements between the Governments of the United Kingdom and the United States of America; the basis on which United States forces are stationed in the United Kingdom is contained in the NATO status of forces agreement of 1951.
§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what agreement exists between Her Majesty's Government and the United States Government, in their respective Defence Departments, to allow American personnel who are occupying and controlling British bases to employ psychological operations units against British subjects either inside or outside of these bases. [33958]
§ Mr. SoamesNo such operations are undertaken in this country by the US forces against British subjects.
§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British RAF bases are occupied and controlled by the US Department of Defense; if he will list those bases by name; how many non-RAF bases are similarly occupied and controlled; if he will list those bases; how many of those RAF and non-RAF bases employ members of the National Security Agency of America; and if he will list such bases. [33951]
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§ Mr. SoamesAs of 1 July 1995, bases and facilities were made available to the United States Department of Defence at the following locations:
- Main Operating Bases
- RAF Lakenheath
- RAF Mildenhall
- Standby Deployment Base
- RAF Fairford
- Storage/Support Facilities
- RAF Alconbury
- RAF Brawdy
- Chilwell
- RAF Daws Hill
- Eastcote
- Framlingham
- RAF Hythe
- London USN Europe HQ
- RAF Molesworth
- RAF Northwood
- Oakington
- RAF Spadeadam
- RAF Watton
- RAF Welford
- West Ruislip
- Wartime Contingency Hospitals
- RAF Arbroath
- RAF Nocton Hall
- RAF Upwood
- Communications Facilities
- RAF Barford St John
- RAF Barkway
- Botley Hill
- Bovingdon
- RAF Chelveston
- RAF Chicksands
- Christmas Common
- Coldblow
- RAF Croughton
- RAF Daventry
- RAF Dunkirk
- RAF Edzell
- RAF Feltwell
- Menwith Hill Station
- RAF Oakhanger
- RAF St Mawgan
- RAF Swingate
- RAF Uxbridge
- NATO Armaments Depot
- Glen Douglas
While these have been made available for use by United States visiting forces, Her Majesty's Government retain legal possession of the site and control over the use that is made of them and their facilities. It is not our policy to comment in further detail on operational matters.