§ Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a progress report on negotiations with Chile concerning assistance for the school for aeronautical technicians in Santiago, the establishment of a centre of mining and metallurgical research, and a programme of research into the manufacture and use of steel.
§ Mr. WoodAfter recent discussions in Chile, we have agreed to supply an airfield control simulator for the Escuela Tecnica Aeronautica.
As a result of recommendations made by British experts, I hope to implement a programme of exchange visits and training for staff of the Centro Investigaciones Minera y Metalurgica.
At present in Chile there are no technical assistance projects of research into the manufacture and use of steel but 466W equipment for the steel works of the Compania de Acero del Pacifico is still being provided under the terms of a 1969 loan agreement.