Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has on the role played by the APV company of London, in the sale of missile propellant compounds to the Italian firm SNIA BPD via APV subsidiary APV Chemical Machinery Inc., of Saginaw, Michigan, United States of America, for use by the Argentine Institute of Aeronautic and Space Research in the development of the Condor 2 intermediate tactical missile.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI have been asked to reply.
There was no export to Argentina of this type from the United Kingdom. Exports by APV's American subsidiary are a matter for the American authorities.