berman@ihuxm.UUCP (Andy Berman) (11/02/83)
From the New York Times Nov 2, 1983:
LONDON, Nov. 1 (Reutuers) A British company heading
the construction of Grenada's new airport dismissed
today the contention that it was being developed
for military purposes.
The contractor, Plessey Airports, whose $9.9
million contract is underwritten by the British
Government, said that the construction at Point
Salines airport involved no installations ususally
associated with a military base, such as anti-aircraft
defenses and underground weapon and fuel storage.
A company spokesman, Tony Devereux, said the
airport conformed to international civil aviation
standards and was designed to facilitate tourism.
'There's not the least doubt that, if the
British Government had been unhappy about the nature
of the contract, it would not have allowed the
[British Government] Export Credits Guarnatee
Department to underwrite it,' he said."