HL Deb 25 January 1995 vol 560 c84WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

If CINCSOUTH, the (US) NATO Commander in Naples "has no command over land or air forces other than those assigned to NATO" (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey's Answer of 5th December, col. WA66) and the unmanned US air vehicles which are operating from bases in Croatia are "under US national command" (Lord Henley's Answer of 6th December, col. WA 78), under whose command are the unmanned air vehicles operating out of Croatia.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Henley)

The unmanned air vehicles operating from bases in Croatia are US national assets and their command arrangements are therefore a matter for the US Government.