§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to decrease the number of footmen at the British Embassy in Washington.
§ Mr. GodberNone.
§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will outline the duties of the 92 members of the diplomatic service, 110 military attachés and personnel, 150 civil servants, and 300 locally engaged staff of
Members of the Commonwealth Date of Membership United Kingdom Canada … … … … … … 1st July, 1867 …[...] These are dates customarily assigned to the independence of these countries. Australia … … … … … … 1st January,1901 … [...] New Zealand … … … … … 26th September,1907 [...] India … … … … … … 15th August, 1947 Pakistan … … … … … … 15th August, 1947 Ceylon … … … … … … 4th Februry, 1948 Ghana … … … … … … 6th March 1957 (incorporating the British Trust Territory of Togoland). Malaya … … … … … … 31st August, 1957 (As Malaysia incorporaing Sarawak and Sabah and,until 1965,singapore) … … 16th September, 1963 Nigeria … … … … … … 1st October, 1960 (incoporating the Northern Cameroons). Cyprus … … … … … … 13th March, 1961 Sierra Leone … … … … … 27 April, 1961 Tanganyika … … … … … … 9th December, 1961 (United with Zanzibar on 26th April,1964, adopting name The United Republic of Tanzania on 29th October, 1964). Jamaica … … … … … … 6th August, 1962 Trinidad and Tobago … … … … 31st August, 1962 Uganda … … … … … … 9th October, 1962 Kenya … … … … … … 12th Dcember, 1963 Malawi … … … … … … 6th July, 1964 Malta … … … … … … 21st September, 1964 Zambia … … … … … … 24th October, 1964 The Gambia … … … … … 18th February, 1965 Singapore … … … … … … 9th August, 1965 Guyana … … … … … … 26th May, 1966 Botswana … … … … … … 30th September, 1966 Lesotho … … … … … … 4th October, 1966 Barbados … … … … … … 30th November, 1966 Mauritius … … … … … … 12th March, 1968 Swaziland … … … … … … 6th September, 1968 Nauru(special member) … … … … 31st Junuary, 1968 Tonga … … … … … … 4th June, 1970 Western Samoa … … … … … 28th Augest, 1970 Fiji … … … … … … … 10th October, 1970
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Former Members Date of Membership Date of Withdrawal Irish Free State … … 6th December,1922 … 18th April, 1949(as Republic of Ireland). Union of South Africa … 31st May, 1910 … … 31st May,1961(as Republic of South Africa) the Embassy, and make a statement on the total number of personnel attached to the British Embassy in Washington.
§ Mr. GodberI would refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply given to the hon. Member for Brixton (Mr. Lipton) on 8th February.—[Vol. 811, c.32–33.]