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CONFIDENTIAL 4. The term "military supplies" is, however, often used to refer to items which are not licensable under the ECO but which could be used by or are destined for the armed forces or the police. The Crown Agents are currently under an obligation to supply a number of Bedford trucks and land-rovers to Uganda? these items are not subject to licence unless they are specifically adapted for military use. The question of what should be done about these and future supplies of equipment by the Crown Agents is discussed in para 6 of the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary's report to the PM of 22 June, copied to Minister of State under S of S circulation of 23 June. 5. The position is further complicated by the existence of two Open General Licences (OGLs) covering -. a. specialised parts and components for use in or on aircraft provided these are not specifically mentioned in the Schedule to the ECO; and b. aircraft parts (electric and electronic) which, though specifically mentioned as under control for COCOM reasons, are nevertheless not controlled to Commonwealth destinations. Under these OGLs such items, of which there is a large, mainly civil, trade, may be exported to a specified list of countries, including members of the Commonwealth, without application to HMG. The lists printed in Tribune refer, in fact, to "aircraft parts" for the Ugandan Police Air Wing. The reply to Mr Janner has been drafted to reflect the present rather complicated licensing position. 2 CONFIDENTIAL