Orders of the Day — Defence

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 7 May 1975.

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Photo of Mr Tam Dalyell Mr Tam Dalyell , West Lothian 12:00, 7 May 1975

I am reluctant to interrupt the flow of the right hon. Gentleman, but both he and the Front Bench have said that there is great danger in the changing situation in Portugal. Some of us who have had talks with the Portuguese Armed Forces, in particular Admiral Coutinho, have received absolutely categorical assurances from the Left and from Portugal that that country will not provide bases for the Soviet Union.