§ 50. Mr. Martin Lindsayasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the number of Russians in the Russian Mission in London and of British in the British Mission in Moscow.
§ Mr. Ernest DaviesThe number of members of the Soviet Embassy in London whose appointment has been notified to His Majesty's Government at present totals 187. I have reason to believe, however, that this figure is about twice the actual one owing to the failure of the Embassy to notify departures as they have taken place. The number of British subjects employed in our Embassy at Moscow is 80.
§ Mr. LindsayDo those figures include the ancillary services which, in a telephone message to the secretary of the hon. Gentleman, I asked to be included in the answer?
§ Mr. DaviesI answered the question which appears on the Order Paper. The reply to the supplementary question is that, in addition to those employed at the Embassy, there are roughly 72 who are employed by Soviet Agencies in London, only two of whom have diplomatic immunity.
§ Mr. Emrys HughesCan my hon. Friend tell us what facilities for observation are given to our military mission in 1548 Moscow and whether considerable economies could not be effected by bringing these military gentlemen home?
§ Mr. DaviesThat is another question.