HC Deb 23 May 1991 vol 191 cc581-2W
Mr. Foulkes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he made to the Government of Chile concerning the visit on 18 May of General Pinochet; what information he has about the nature and purpose of the visit; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Garel-Jones

We made known to the Chilean Government our reservations about this visit which, they told us, would be a private one. On 18 May, at the invitation of Royal Ordnance, General Pinochet visited their premises at Hatfield and Aylesbury. Neither Ministers nor officials had contact with General Pinochet.