HC Deb 23 December 1929 vol 233 cc1873-4
6. Mr. DAY

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the number of persons, together with their nationality, at present employed on the staff of the information section of the League of Nations at Geneva?

The SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Arthur Henderson)

The answer is long, and I would therefore ask my hon. Friend's permission to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Mr. DAY

Has the number of British representatives been increased during the last year?

Mr. HENDERSON

I can only say that there are eleven.

Mr. SANDERS

Is the term "British representatives" quite correct when describing members of the staff of the League of Nations?

Following is the answer:

The information section of the League of Nations Secretariat at Geneva employs 47 persons distributed as follows:

5 French. 2 Belgian.
1 American. 6 Swiss.
2 German. 2 Chinese.
3 Italian. 1 Chilian.
11 British. 1 Lithuanian.
1 Pole. 1 Guatemalan.
2 Spanish. 1 Norwegian.
2 Dutch. 1 Indian.
1 Danish. 1 Uruguayan.
2 Yugoslay. 1 Canadian.