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		<title>Melissa Jones at 14:27, 30 January 2018</title>
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 14:27, 30 January 2018&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot; &gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The UK [[Ministry of Defence]]’s former arms export promotion department, headed by [[James Blyth]] Lord Blyth of Rowington (the current chair of [[Diageo]]) from 1981 to 1985, to which he was seconded from Lucas Aerospace ltd, an arms manufacturer &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Campaign Against the Arms Trade [http://www.hemscott.co.uk/guru_online_test_drive/ind_dir_biog.htm Hemscott] accessed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; CAAT [http://www.caat.org.uk/information/publications/other/political-influence-0403.pdf Political Influences] - viewed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  DESO's aims are to encourage arms sales by UK companies. It is a forum for arms industry executives to enter the heart of government, through secondments, in order to help the industry sell arms with direct government support. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; DESO website [http://www.deso.mod.uk/policy.htm MOD Policy] - viewed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The UK [[Ministry of Defence]]’s former arms export promotion department, headed by [[James Blyth]]&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;Lord Blyth of Rowington (the current chair of [[Diageo]]) from 1981 to 1985, to which he was seconded from Lucas Aerospace ltd, an arms manufacturer &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Campaign Against the Arms Trade [http://www.hemscott.co.uk/guru_online_test_drive/ind_dir_biog.htm Hemscott] accessed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; CAAT [http://www.caat.org.uk/information/publications/other/political-influence-0403.pdf Political Influences] - viewed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  DESO's aims are to encourage arms sales by UK companies. It is a forum for arms industry executives to enter the heart of government, through secondments, in order to help the industry sell arms with direct government support. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; DESO website [http://www.deso.mod.uk/policy.htm MOD Policy] - viewed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Minister for Defence Procurement, [[Paul Drayson]], aka Lord Drayson, addressed the [[Royal Aeronautical Society]] in September 2006 part of his speech made reference to the importance of DESO:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;When the &lt;/ins&gt;Minister for Defence Procurement, [[Paul Drayson]], aka Lord Drayson, addressed the [[Royal Aeronautical Society]] in September 2006 part of his speech made reference to the importance of DESO:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;     &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;     &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;:A strong defence industry is crucial to strong defence. This is one of the key tenets of the Defence Industrial Strategy. Exports play a big part in the success of firms such as Thales and others represented here. That is why we encourage defence exports and support them directly through DESO &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; MOD Website , Lord Drayson, Speech to the [[Thales]] seminar [http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/Speeches/MinDES/20060929RoyalAeronauticalSocietyLondon29September2006.htm ‘Doing Business in France’] accessed 3rd June 2008 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;:A strong defence industry is crucial to strong defence. This is one of the key tenets of the Defence Industrial Strategy. Exports play a big part in the success of firms such as Thales and others represented here. That is why we encourage defence exports and support them directly through DESO &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; MOD Website, Lord Drayson, Speech to the [[Thales]] seminar [http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/Speeches/MinDES/20060929RoyalAeronauticalSocietyLondon29September2006.htm ‘Doing Business in France’] accessed 3rd June 2008 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The DESO has been disbanded and now joins the UKTI.  This brings together &amp;quot;existing expertise in UKTI (for the civil market) and the former DESO (for defence), who now comprise the new Security Directorate within the [[UKTI Defence &amp;amp; Security Organisation]].  The UKTI Defence &amp;amp; Security Organisation is part of [[UK Trade &amp;amp; Investment]] (UKTI), the Government organisation that helps UK-based companies succeed in international markets &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; MOD Website [http://www.deso.mod.uk/about.htm About the UKTI Defence &amp;amp; Security Organisation] accessed 3rd June 2008 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The DESO has been disbanded and now joins the UKTI.  This brings together &amp;quot;existing expertise in UKTI (for the civil market) and the former DESO (for defence), who now comprise the new Security Directorate within the [[UKTI Defence &amp;amp; Security Organisation]].  The UKTI Defence &amp;amp; Security Organisation is part of [[UK Trade &amp;amp; Investment]] (UKTI), the Government organisation that helps UK-based companies succeed in international markets &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; MOD Website [http://www.deso.mod.uk/about.htm About the UKTI Defence &amp;amp; Security Organisation] accessed 3rd June 2008 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Melissa Jones</name></author>
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		<title>Melissa Jones at 09:36, 18 August 2017</title>
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		<updated>2017-08-18T09:36:15Z</updated>

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;:A strong defence industry is crucial to strong defence. This is one of the key tenets of the Defence Industrial Strategy. Exports play a big part in the success of firms such as Thales and others represented here. That is why we encourage defence exports and support them directly through DESO &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; MOD Website , Lord Drayson, Speech to the [[Thales]] seminar [http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/Speeches/MinDES/20060929RoyalAeronauticalSocietyLondon29September2006.htm ‘Doing Business in France’] accessed 3rd June 2008 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;:A strong defence industry is crucial to strong defence. This is one of the key tenets of the Defence Industrial Strategy. Exports play a big part in the success of firms such as Thales and others represented here. That is why we encourage defence exports and support them directly through DESO &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; MOD Website , Lord Drayson, Speech to the [[Thales]] seminar [http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/Speeches/MinDES/20060929RoyalAeronauticalSocietyLondon29September2006.htm ‘Doing Business in France’] accessed 3rd June 2008 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The DESO has been disbanded and now joins the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;UKIT&lt;/del&gt;.  This brings together &amp;quot;existing expertise in UKTI (for the civil market) and the former DESO (for defence), who now comprise the new Security Directorate within the [[UKTI Defence &amp;amp; Security Organisation]].  The UKTI Defence &amp;amp; Security Organisation is part of [[UK Trade &amp;amp; Investment]] (UKTI), the Government organisation that helps UK-based companies succeed in international markets &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; MOD Website [http://www.deso.mod.uk/about.htm About the UKTI Defence &amp;amp; Security Organisation] accessed 3rd June 2008 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The DESO has been disbanded and now joins the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;UKTI&lt;/ins&gt;.  This brings together &amp;quot;existing expertise in UKTI (for the civil market) and the former DESO (for defence), who now comprise the new Security Directorate within the [[UKTI Defence &amp;amp; Security Organisation]].  The UKTI Defence &amp;amp; Security Organisation is part of [[UK Trade &amp;amp; Investment]] (UKTI), the Government organisation that helps UK-based companies succeed in international markets &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; MOD Website [http://www.deso.mod.uk/about.htm About the UKTI Defence &amp;amp; Security Organisation] accessed 3rd June 2008 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Claire Harkins at 18:06, 3 June 2008</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The UK [[Ministry of Defence]]’s former arms export promotion department, headed by [[James Blyth]] Lord Blyth of Rowington (the current chair of [[Diageo]]) from 1981 to 1985, to which he was seconded from Lucas Aerospace ltd, an arms manufacturer &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Campaign Against the Arms Trade [http://www.hemscott.co.uk/guru_online_test_drive/ind_dir_biog.htm Hemscott] accessed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; CAAT [http://www.caat.org.uk/information/publications/other/political-influence-0403.pdf Political Influences] - viewed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  DESO's aims are to encourage arms sales by UK companies. It is a forum for arms industry executives to enter the heart of government, through secondments, in order to help the industry sell arms with direct government support. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; DESO website [http://www.deso.mod.uk/policy.htm MOD Policy] - viewed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The UK [[Ministry of Defence]]’s former arms export promotion department, headed by [[James Blyth]] Lord Blyth of Rowington (the current chair of [[Diageo]]) from 1981 to 1985, to which he was seconded from Lucas Aerospace ltd, an arms manufacturer &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Campaign Against the Arms Trade [http://www.hemscott.co.uk/guru_online_test_drive/ind_dir_biog.htm Hemscott] accessed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; CAAT [http://www.caat.org.uk/information/publications/other/political-influence-0403.pdf Political Influences] - viewed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  DESO's aims are to encourage arms sales by UK companies. It is a forum for arms industry executives to enter the heart of government, through secondments, in order to help the industry sell arms with direct government support. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; DESO website [http://www.deso.mod.uk/policy.htm MOD Policy] - viewed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Minister for Defence Procurement, Lord Drayson, addressed the [[Royal Aeronautical Society]] in September 2006 part of his speech made reference to the importance of DESO:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Minister for Defence Procurement, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[[Paul Drayson]], aka &lt;/ins&gt;Lord Drayson, addressed the [[Royal Aeronautical Society]] in September 2006 part of his speech made reference to the importance of DESO:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;     &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;     &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;:A strong defence industry is crucial to strong defence. This is one of the key tenets of the Defence Industrial Strategy. Exports play a big part in the success of firms such as Thales and others represented here. That is why we encourage defence exports and support them directly through DESO &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; MOD Website , Lord Drayson, Speech to the [[Thales]] seminar [http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/Speeches/MinDES/20060929RoyalAeronauticalSocietyLondon29September2006.htm ‘Doing Business in France’] accessed 3rd June 2008 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;:A strong defence industry is crucial to strong defence. This is one of the key tenets of the Defence Industrial Strategy. Exports play a big part in the success of firms such as Thales and others represented here. That is why we encourage defence exports and support them directly through DESO &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; MOD Website , Lord Drayson, Speech to the [[Thales]] seminar [http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/Speeches/MinDES/20060929RoyalAeronauticalSocietyLondon29September2006.htm ‘Doing Business in France’] accessed 3rd June 2008 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Claire Harkins</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<title>Claire Harkins at 18:01, 3 June 2008</title>
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		<updated>2008-06-03T18:01:52Z</updated>

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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;← Older revision&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 18:01, 3 June 2008&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot; &gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The UK [[Ministry of Defence]]’s arms export promotion department, headed by [[James Blyth]]Lord Blyth of Rowington (the current chair of [[Diageo]]) from 1981 to 1985, to which he was seconded from Lucas Aerospace ltd, an arms manufacturer &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Campaign Against the Arms Trade [http://www.hemscott.co.uk/guru_online_test_drive/ind_dir_biog.htm Hemscott] accessed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; CAAT [http://www.caat.org.uk/information/publications/other/political-influence-0403.pdf Political Influences] - viewed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  DESO's aims are to encourage arms sales by UK companies. It is a forum for arms industry executives to enter the heart of government, through secondments, in order to help the industry sell arms with direct government support. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; DESO website [http://www.deso.mod.uk/policy.htm MOD Policy] - viewed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The UK [[Ministry of Defence]]’s &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;former &lt;/ins&gt;arms export promotion department, headed by [[James Blyth]] Lord Blyth of Rowington (the current chair of [[Diageo]]) from 1981 to 1985, to which he was seconded from Lucas Aerospace ltd, an arms manufacturer &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Campaign Against the Arms Trade [http://www.hemscott.co.uk/guru_online_test_drive/ind_dir_biog.htm Hemscott] accessed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; CAAT [http://www.caat.org.uk/information/publications/other/political-influence-0403.pdf Political Influences] - viewed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  DESO's aims are to encourage arms sales by UK companies. It is a forum for arms industry executives to enter the heart of government, through secondments, in order to help the industry sell arms with direct government support. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; DESO website [http://www.deso.mod.uk/policy.htm MOD Policy] - viewed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Minister for Defence Procurement, Lord Drayson, addressed the [[Royal Aeronautical Society]] in September 2006 part of his speech made reference to the importance of DESO:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Minister for Defence Procurement, Lord Drayson, addressed the [[Royal Aeronautical Society]] in September 2006 part of his speech made reference to the importance of DESO:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l5&quot; &gt;Line 5:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 5:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;:A strong defence industry is crucial to strong defence. This is one of the key tenets of the Defence Industrial Strategy. Exports play a big part in the success of firms such as Thales and others represented here. That is why we encourage defence exports and support them directly through DESO &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; MOD Website , Lord Drayson, Speech to the [[Thales]] seminar [http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/Speeches/MinDES/20060929RoyalAeronauticalSocietyLondon29September2006.htm ‘Doing Business in France’] accessed 3rd June 2008 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;:A strong defence industry is crucial to strong defence. This is one of the key tenets of the Defence Industrial Strategy. Exports play a big part in the success of firms such as Thales and others represented here. That is why we encourage defence exports and support them directly through DESO &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; MOD Website , Lord Drayson, Speech to the [[Thales]] seminar [http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/Speeches/MinDES/20060929RoyalAeronauticalSocietyLondon29September2006.htm ‘Doing Business in France’] accessed 3rd June 2008 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The DESO has been disbanded and now joins the UKIT.  This brings together &amp;quot;existing expertise in UKTI (for the civil market) and the former DESO (for defence), who now comprise the new Security Directorate within the [[UKTI Defence &amp;amp; Security Organisation]].  The UKTI Defence &amp;amp; Security Organisation is part of [[UK Trade &amp;amp; Investment]] (UKTI), the Government organisation that helps UK-based companies succeed in international markets &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; MOD Website [http://www.deso.mod.uk/about.htm About the UKTI Defence &amp;amp; Security Organisation] accessed 3rd June 2008 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.   &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Arms Industry]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Arms Industry]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Claire Harkins at 17:53, 3 June 2008</title>
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		<updated>2008-06-03T17:53:15Z</updated>

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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot; &gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The UK [[Ministry of Defence]]’s arms export promotion department, headed by [[James Blyth]]Lord Blyth of Rowington (the current chair of [[Diageo]]) from 1981 to 1985, to which he was seconded from Lucas Aerospace ltd, an arms manufacturer &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Campaign Against the Arms Trade [http://www.hemscott.co.uk/guru_online_test_drive/ind_dir_biog.htm Hemscott] accessed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; CAAT [http://www.caat.org.uk/information/publications/other/political-influence-0403.pdf Political Influences] - viewed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  DESO's aims are to encourage arms sales by UK companies. It is a forum for arms industry executives to enter the heart of government, through secondments, in order to help the industry sell arms with direct government support. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; DESO website [http://www.deso.mod.uk/policy.htm MOD Policy] - viewed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The UK [[Ministry of Defence]]’s arms export promotion department, headed by [[James Blyth]]Lord Blyth of Rowington (the current chair of [[Diageo]]) from 1981 to 1985, to which he was seconded from Lucas Aerospace ltd, an arms manufacturer &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Campaign Against the Arms Trade [http://www.hemscott.co.uk/guru_online_test_drive/ind_dir_biog.htm Hemscott] accessed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; CAAT [http://www.caat.org.uk/information/publications/other/political-influence-0403.pdf Political Influences] - viewed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  DESO's aims are to encourage arms sales by UK companies. It is a forum for arms industry executives to enter the heart of government, through secondments, in order to help the industry sell arms with direct government support. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; DESO website [http://www.deso.mod.uk/policy.htm MOD Policy] - viewed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Minister for Defence Procurement, Lord Drayson, addressed the [[Royal Aeronautical Society]] in September 2006 part of his speech made reference to the importance of DESO:&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;   &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;:A strong defence industry is crucial to strong defence. This is one of the key tenets of the Defence Industrial Strategy. Exports play a big part in the success of firms such as Thales and others represented here. That is why we encourage defence exports and support them directly through DESO &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; MOD Website , Lord Drayson, Speech to the [[Thales]] seminar [http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/Speeches/MinDES/20060929RoyalAeronauticalSocietyLondon29September2006.htm ‘Doing Business in France’] accessed 3rd June 2008 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Arms Industry]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Arms Industry]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Claire Harkins at 17:20, 3 June 2008</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Category:Arms Industry]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Claire Harkins at 16:50, 3 June 2008</title>
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot; &gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The UK [[Ministry of Defence]]’s arms export promotion department, headed by [[James Blyth]]Lord Blyth of Rowington (the current chair of [[Diageo]]) from 1981 to 1985, to which he was seconded from Lucas Aerospace ltd, an arms manufacturer.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{&lt;/del&gt;ref&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;|15}} &lt;/del&gt;DESO's aims are to encourage arms sales by UK companies. It is a forum for arms industry executives to enter the heart of government, through secondments, in order to help the industry sell arms with direct government support.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;{{&lt;/del&gt;ref&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;|16}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The UK [[Ministry of Defence]]’s arms export promotion department, headed by [[James Blyth]]Lord Blyth of Rowington (the current chair of [[Diageo]]) from 1981 to 1985, to which he was seconded from Lucas Aerospace ltd, an arms manufacturer &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Campaign Against the Arms Trade [http://www.hemscott&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;co.uk/guru_online_test_drive/ind_dir_biog.htm Hemscott] accessed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/&lt;/ins&gt;ref&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; CAAT [http://www.caat.org.uk/information/publications/other/political-influence-0403.pdf Political Influences] - viewed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.  &lt;/ins&gt;DESO's aims are to encourage arms sales by UK companies. It is a forum for arms industry executives to enter the heart of government, through secondments, in order to help the industry sell arms with direct government support. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; DESO website [http://www.deso.mod.uk/policy.htm MOD Policy] - viewed 18.01.05 &amp;lt;/&lt;/ins&gt;ref&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;. &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Claire Harkins at 16:43, 3 June 2008</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;The UK [[Ministry of Defence]]’s arms export promotion department, headed by [[Clive Hollick]] Lord Hollick of Notting Hill from 1981 to 1985, to which he was seconded from Lucas Aerospace ltd, an arms manufacturer.{{ref|15}} DESO's aims are to encourage arms sales by UK companies. It is a forum for arms industry executives to enter the heart of government, through secondments, in order to help the industry sell arms with direct government support.{{ref|16}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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