§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the purpose of the recent visit of an Iranian delegation to the United Kingdom under the auspices of International Military Services; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonIMS, before the Iranian revolution, had a number of infrastructure contracts with the Iranian Government. These contracts have either been terminated or have fallen into abeyance. There are, however, a number of contractual matters relating to them which still require to be settled between IMS and the Iranians, and the recent discussions with IMS are part of a continuing dialogue on these outstanding contractual points. The question of the United Kingdom supply of any defence equipment was not addressed.