§ Mr. Onslowasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many members of the Soviet and satellite missions in London were declared persona non grata during the periods 1945 to 1951, 1951 to 1964, 1964 to 1970, 1970 to 1974 and 1974 to the latest available date, respectively; and what were their names and nationalities.
§ Mr. HattersleyAccording to our records, the numbers of members of Soviet and East European missions in 111W London declared to be persona non grata in the period 1945 to 1976 were:
1945–51 5 1952–64 14 1965–70 7 1971–74 107 1975 to date nil It would not be in the national interest to provide further details.
§ Sir Frederic Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Soviet diplomats are accredited to Great Britain; and how many British diplomats to the USSR.
§ Mr. HattersleyThe figures are 43 and 42 respectively.