HC Deb 20 February 1967 vol 741 c202W
67. Mr. Newens

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will consider the strengthening of the staff of the British Consul General in Hanoi in order to improve the provision of direct information on conditions and events in North Vietnam in Great Britain.

Mr. William Rodgers

We are very anxious that the staff of the Consulate-General in Hanoi should be adequate in numbers. Delays in obtaining visas from the North Vietnamese authorities prevent the normal level of three United Kingdom-based staff being maintained.