§ 6. General Sir George Jeffreysasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it is proposed to amalgamate or co-ordinate the diplomatic and consular services?
§ Mr. EdenYes, Sir. It is proposed that, when entry into the Service is resumed after the war, entrants will be recruited as members of a combined Foreign Service instead of, as hitherto, as members of the Diplomatic or Consular Services.
§ Sir G. JeffreysCan my right hon. Friend issue a statement of the terms under which the members of the existing Consular and Diplomatic Services are to be amalgamated?
§ Mr. EdenThe terms of the amalgamation are yet to be worked out. This cannot apply until after the war, because there are no entrants at all now.