Mr. Shelepin (Hansard, 20 March 1975)

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§ Mr. Greville Janner
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will refuse visas to any bodyguard of Alexander Shelepin who is an official of the KGB.

§ Mr. Roy Jenkin
No, not on that ground alone.

§ Mr. Greville Janner
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will ensure that the carrying of firearms is not permitted to any Soviet bodyguard of Alexander Shelepin.
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§ Mr. Roy Jenkins
It is not the normal practice of chief officers of police to allow foreign visitors to carry firearms and I am not aware of any reason why an exception should be made in this case.