§ Mr. Michael McNair-Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of Her Majesty's representatives abroad are supplied with official cars of foreign manufacture.
§ Mr. Anthony RoyleOnly Her Majesty's representatives abroad who are heads of missions (that is ambassadors, high commissioners and their equivalents, permanent representatives and heads of important delegations) are supplied with official cars for their own use;336W all of these cars are of British manufacture.
Her Majesty's Government supply other vehicles for the official use of embassies, high commissions, etc., and these are almost all British, although at Washington, New York and Rio de Janeiro some American station-wagons are used. At Washington and New York these American vehicles are better suited for the heavy work required of them because of their size, and because they can be easily and economically maintained. In Brazil, security considerations make it advisable not to use British vehicles which are conspicuous there.
Security considerations in some other countries, particularly the danger of kidnapping, require policy for the supply of official motor cars to overseas posts to be kept under constant review.