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The Russian Ak74 Rifle

Volume 419: debated on Tuesday 14 April 1981

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asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will support the Governments of Sweden and other non-aligned countries in seeking to outlaw the bullets fired from the Soviet Union's AK74 rifles, as dum-dum bullets are outlawed, in view of their enhanced wounding potential, and whether they will co-operate to this end at the renewed conference to review the Geneva agreement on conventional arms control.

We are not aware of formal proposals to this effect, but will study carefully any such proposals which may be made.