§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many diplomats at each diplomatic level were serving in the British Embassy in (a) 324W Chile, (b) Ecuador, (c) Bolivia, (d) Uruguay, and (e) Brazil on 1 March; and if he will give the current figures in each case.
§ Mr. HurdThe information required is as follows:
1 March 1982 21 July 1982 Chile Diplomatic Ambassador 1 1 1st Secretary 2 *4 2nd Secretary 2 2 Defence Attache 1 1 Non-Diplomatic 6 7 Ecuador Diplomatic Ambassador 1 1 1st Secretary 2 2 2nd Secretary 2 2 3rd Secretary 1 1 Defence Attache 1 1 Non-Diplomatic 3 3 Bolivia Diplomatic Ambassador 1 1 1st Secretary 1 1 2nd Secretary 1 1 3rd Secretary 1 1 Attache 1 1 Defence Attache †l †l Non-Diplomatic — — Uruguay Diplomatic Ambassador 1 1 1st Secretary 1 1 2nd Secretary 1 1 3rd Secretary — 2 Attache 1 5 Defence Attache ‡1 1 Naval Attache 1 0 Non-Diplomatic — ≑5 Brazil Diplomatic Ambassador 1 1 Counsellor 1 1 1st Secretary 4 3 2nd Secretary 1 2 3rd Secretary 3 3 Defence Attache 1 1 Air Attache 1 1 Naval Attache 1 1 Property Services Agency 4 4 Non-Diplomatic 10 10 * 1 MOD. † Resident in Lima. ‡ Resident in Buenos Aires. ≑ Some temporary staff are included.