HC Deb 06 February 1964 vol 688 c202W
59. Mr. Marsh

asked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development by what authority the firm of Intor Limited, of Bexleyheath, Kent, exported 20,000 Lee Enfield rifles and a large quantity of ammunition to the Yemen without a licence.

Mr. du Cann

The only authority for the export of arms and ammunition is a valid licence issued by the Board of Trade under the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1963; no licences have been issued in recent years for rifles and ammunition destined for the Yemen.

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