§ Mr. Sharpasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs for how long, and at what expense to this country, has the British Mission been engaged in the work of reorganising the Greek police and gendarmerie; what progress has been made; and when it is estimated that the work will be completed.
Mr. McNeilThe British Police and Prisons Mission has been in Greece since October, 1945. The cost to United Kingdom public funds from that time until the end of 1948 was £260,000. Good progress has been made with the training of the town police, but the training of the gendarmerie has been much impeded by the rebellion. So long as the fighting continues, it will be impossible to estimate when the task of the Mission will be completed.