§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on British assistance to Bahrein.
§ Mr. RentonNo money has been allocated to Bahrein from the British aid programme. There are no British loan service personnel in Bahrain at present, though some have in the past undertaken training there.
§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has as to the supply by British companies of security specialists or former British military personnel to the Government of Bahrein.
§ Mr. RentonWe are aware that a number of British citizens have been directly recruited by the Government of Bahrain. Their employment is a private commercial arrangement between them and the government of an independent country.