§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the value of the military assistance which has been provided by Her Majesty's Government to each of the members of the ASEAN Alliance, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand for each year from 1973 to the present.
§ Mr. MulleyIt has not been the practice of successive Governments to give such information.
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§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the armed forces of each of the ASEAN Alliance countries, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand have been on training or educational courses at British universities, military training centres or other British institutions since 1966.
§ Mr. MulleyStatistics are now available only from 1973. These show that the approximate number of military students from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand who attended courses at United Kingdom military training establishments was as follows:
The Ministry of Defence does not arrange for military students from overseas to attend courses at universities or other institutions in the United Kingdom.
1973 … … … … 942 1974 … … … … 901 1975 … … … … 640 1976 … … … … 537
§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces are at present serving in each of the ASEAN Alliance countries, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand; and how many, in each case, have been seconded to the service of the national Government.
§ Mr. MulleyThe number of members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces, including loan service personnel, serving in countries which are members of ASEAN is as follows:
Malaysia … … … 18 Thailand … … … 1 Singapore … … … 5 The above figures exclude Service attaché representation.
§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Defence which defence treaties and agreements are at present in force to provide for military arrangements and cooperation between the United Kingdom and each of the members of the ASEAN Alliance, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
§ Mr. MulleyThe defence treaties and agreements, none of which relates as such to the Association of South-East Asian Nations, which are in force at present are656W as follows: (a) The Manila Treaty, signed in 1954 by eight countries, and which affected the South-East Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO). The signatories were Australia, New Zealand, France, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, the United States and the United Kingdom. SEATO will formally cease to exist at the end of June 1977, although the Manila Treaty will remain in being.
(b) The Five Power Defence Arrangements between Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and the United Kingdom.
(c) Exchanges of Notes with the Government of Singapore dated September 1970 and December 1971.
(d) Exchanges of Notes with the Government of Malaysia dated December 1971 and March 1973.