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Ulrica Messing<br />
Ministry of Industry<br />
10333 Stockholm<br />
Sweden<br />
Dear Ulrica Messing<br />
58<br />
15th April 2005<br />
The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) in the UK was very disappointed to<br />
learn from its friends in the Swedish Peace & Arbitration Society that your<br />
Government is thinking of relaxing its controls on military exports. We have<br />
frequently asked UK governments to follow the stricter Swedish example and<br />
are alarmed that European countries might be levelling export controls down<br />
rather than tightening them.<br />
We are particularly concerned that the emphasis seems to have shifted towards<br />
one where exports are ge<strong>ner</strong>ally seen as positive and would question<br />
the change of language from “war material” to the euphemism of "defence<br />
equipment".<br />
CAAT believes that any export of military equipment carries with it approval of<br />
the recipient government. Your current export regulations and their human<br />
rights criteria appear to reflect this. It would be a backward step for Sweden if<br />
the focus shifts to the actual use of the equipment; it would also make our<br />
representations to the UK government much more difficult<br />
There is a real opportunity now for more restrictive arms export regulations<br />
and strict implementation of them. We believe there is strong and growing<br />
public support for this in many European countries. It would be a very popular<br />
move if your Government listened to the public rather than the industry lobbyists.<br />
Best wishes,<br />
Ann Feltham<br />
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