§ Miss Maynardasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much financial and other assistance has been given by his Department to the British Atlantic Committee in each year since it was established.
§ Mr. HurdThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office has made the following grants to the British Atlantic Committee for its work in promoting NATO:
£ 1964–65 5,800 1965–66 4,893 1966–67 4,800 1967–68 5,400 1968–69 5,400 1969–70 9,450 1970–71 10,000 *1971–72 18,000 †1972–73 18,637 1973–74 10,000 1974–75 10,000 1975–76 10,000 1976–77 15,000 1977–78 15,000 1978–79 15,000 1979–80 17,000 1980–81 17,700 ‡1981–82 33,185 * Includes an exceptional grant of £8,000 for the annual meeting of the Atlantic Treaty Association in London. † Includes £8,637 for a special conference ‡ Includes an exceptional grant of £6,685 for the annual meeting of the ATA in London. Earlier records could have been obtained only at disproportionate costs.
The British Atlantic Committee, like many other nongovernmental organisations concerned with arms control, makes use of information material produced by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.