§ 50. Mr. Platts-Millsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the total allocation of petrol that has been made to each foreign mission in London this year in respect of their motor cars that have been granted duty-free licences, in consideration of their diplomatically privileged ownership.
§ Mr. MayhewI will, with permission, circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement showing the allocations of petrol made to foreign diplomatic missions in respect of motor cars in diplomatic ownership during the period from 1st January, 1949 to 31st October, 1949.
§ Mr. Platts-MillsIf the supply made available to our American allies is increased by the 600 per cent. by which their cars have been increased, can that matter be drawn to the attention of the Ministry of Supply?
§ Mr. MayhewIf they are buying much petrol, they are buying it with good dollars.
§ Following is the statement:
| Diplomatic Mission | Petrol (Units) | |
| Afghan Embassy | … | 600 |
| Argentine Embassy | … | 7,294 |
| Austrian Legation | … | 1,452 |
| Belgian Embassy | … | 7,053 |
| Bolivian Embassy | … | 890 |
| Brazilian Embassy | … | 4,596 |
| Bulgarian Legation | … | 750 |
| Burmese Embassy | … | 1,651 |
| Chilean Embassy | … | 4,125 |
| Chinese Embassy | … | 5,816 |
| Colombian Embassy | … | 1,530 |
| Cuban Legation | … | 750 |
| Czechoslovak Embassy | … | 3,039 |
| Danish Embassy | … | 3,070 |
| Dominican Legation | … | 545 |
| Ecuadorean Legation | … | 304 |
| Egyptian Embassy | … | 2,886 |
| Ethiopian Embassy | … | 577 |
| Finnish Legation | … | 929 |
| French Embassy | … | 12,500 |
| Greek Embassy | … | 2,823 |
| Guatemalan Legation | … | 680 |
| Haytian Legation | … | 430 |
| Hungarian Legation | … | 898 |
| Icelandic Legation | … | 1,800 |
| Iranian Embassy | … | 2,832 |
| Iraqi Embassy | … | 3,492 |
| Israeli Legation | … | 302 |
| Italian Embassy | … | 3,800 |
| Jordan Legation | … | 1,498 |
| Lebanese Legation | … | 1,105 |
| Liberian Legation | … | 300 |
| Luxembourg Legation | … | 1,151 |
| Mexican Embassy | … | 2,140 |
| Nepalese Embassy | … | 808 |
| Netherlands Embassy | … | 7,680 |
| Norwegian Embassy | … | 7,247 |
| Panamanian Legation | … | 1,130 |
| Paraguayan Legation | … | 680 |
| Peruvian Embassy | … | 1,190 |
| Philippine Legation | … | 1,200 |
| Polish Embassy | … | 6,480 |
| Portuguese Embassy | … | 2,410 |
| Roumanian Legation | … | 860 |
| Salvadorean Legation | … | 420 |
| Saudi Arabian Embassy | … | 3,546 |
| Soviet Embassy | … | 12,000 |
| Spanish Embassy | … | 4,549 |
| Swedish Embassy | … | 5,221 |
| Swiss Legation | … | 6,000 |
| Syrian Legation | … | 965 |
| Thai Embassy | … | 2,613 |
| Turkish Embassy | … | 5,515 |
| United States Embassy | … | 48,840 |
| Uruguayan Embassy | … | 2,570 |
| Venezuelan Embassy | … | 1,802 |
| Yugoslav Embassy | … | 4,420 |