§ Dr. Boysonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs why permission was granted to the Argentine Government for the extension of their airstrip in the Falkland Islands.
§ Mr. RowlandsThe present air service, which uses the temporary airstrip at Port Stanley, is operated with Argentine F27 aircraft. These are being phased out and the Argentines wish to replace them with F28 aircraft. But these cannot land on the present runway of 2,500 ft. and, with the full agreement of the Falkland Islands Executive Council, the strip is being extended to approximately 3,500 ft.