HC Deb 09 December 1981 vol 14 c414W
Mr. Eldon Griffiths

asked the Lord Privy Seal what plans there are to appoint a defence attaché to the British embassy in Santiago.

Mr. Luce

The defence attaché post at the British embassy, Santiago, which was discontinued in 1978, is to be re-established early in the new year. The embargo on arms sales to Chile was lifted in July 1980. We continue to prohibit the sale to Chile of arms likely in our judgment to be used for internal repression.

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