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Mr. Litterick
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if it is the intention of his Department to allow the Government of the People's Republic of China to purchase Chieftain tanks if it so wishes.
Dr. Gilbert
It has been the practice of successive Governments not to disclose details of individual arms sales nor to answer hypothetical questions on the subject.