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United States Secretary Of Defence (Discussions)

Volume 974: debated on Tuesday 27 November 1979

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44.

Mr. Murphy

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had with the United States Secretary of Defence.

Mr. Pym

I met the United States Secretary of Defence and fellow members of the nuclear planning group earlier this month when we discussed a range of issues, including the need for modernisation of NATO's long range theatre nuclear forces in parallel with an arms control approach to the Soviet Union.