§ Mr. WinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if further inquiries are to be made with the Czechoslovakian authorities arising from the more recent political development over its manufacture and exporting of Semtex.
§ Mr. MaudeWe have been discussing this matter with the Czechoslovak Government for over a year. They have stated publicly that all exports of Semtex ceased in 1982.
Recent political developments in Czechoslavakia have not affected our exchanges which have resulted in a joint initiative for an international convention on the marking for detection of plastic and sheet explosives. This is under consideration in the International Civil Aviation Organisation.