§ 106. Mr. Awberyasked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what negotiations are now in progress, or what agreement has now been made, with the Maldive Government with respect to the cost and rent for the air base; and what is being paid for the use of the staging post.
§ Mr. AlportI would refer the hon. Member to my reply on 18th June to the hon. Member for Eton and Slough (Mr. Brockway). The installation at Gan is not an air base but a staging post, and under the present agreement the annual rent is £2,000.