HC Deb 11 July 1979 vol 970 cc233-4W
Mr. Michael Brown

asked the Lord Privy Seal what is the total number of diplomats in the United Kingdom repre- senting the Warsaw Pact countries; and if he has any plans to seek to reduce this number.

Mr. Hurd

The number of diplomatic staff at the embassies of Warsaw Pact countries is as follows:

Country and Number of Diplomats
Bulgaria 13
Czechoslovakia 15
GDR 17
Hungary 14
Poland 27
Romania 11
Soviet Union 45
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Ceilings are imposed unilaterally on the number of diplomats at the embassies of the Soviet Union and the German Democratic Republic. The Government have at present no plans to limit these numbers further nor to limit or reduce the number of diplomats at the embassies of other Warsaw Pact countries.