§ Mr. Maurice Macmillanasked the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he has taken since October 1975 to remedy the deficiences in cross-servicing/rearming NATO aircraft in Germany.
§ Mr. JohnAction to remedy these deficiencies does not lie with one nation but depends upon international collaboration. Within NATO the military Agency for Standardisation is currently engaged in setting up a working party to study aircraft cross-servicing. Within Eurogroup a special study is already in hand on the compatibility of a number of armament stores and a variety of aircraft. A recent series of trials, now being evaluated, has indicated a number of promising areas for further investigation.