§ Mr. Cabornasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the establishment of the British embassy and consulates in South Africa as at 1 March 1987, 1 March 1986 and 1 March 1985; and if he will indicate the duties of each diplomatic official on those dates.
§ Mr. EggarThe establishment of Her Majesty's embassy and consulates in South Africa at 1 March 1987 was 161, at 1 March 986 was 166 and at 1 March 1985 was 158.
The duties of diplomatic officials at 1 March 1987 were as follows:
(a) British embassy, Pretoria/Cape Town
- Her Majesty's ambassador
- Minister
- Counsellor, head of chancery
- Counsellor
- Cultural attache (British Council) (not in establishment figures)
- First secretary (labour)
- First secretary (economic)
- First secretary (chancery)
- First secretary (information)
- First secretary (administration)
- Second secretary (chancery)
- Second secretary (chancery)
- Second secretary (works)
- Second secretary (works)
- Second secretary (communications)
- Second secretary (communications)
- Third secretary (communications)
(b) British consulate general, Johannesburg
- Consul general and director of trade promotions
- Deputy consul general
- Consul (commercial)
- Consul (consular)
136 - Vice consul (political information)
- Vice consul (commercial)
- Vice consul (commercial)
- Vice consul (consular)
- Vice consul (consular)
- Vice consul (consular)
(c) British consulate. Cape Town
- Consul
- Vice consul (political/information)
- Vice consul (commercial)
- Vice consul (consular)
(d) British consulate, Durban
- Consul
The only changes during the period in question affecting diplomatic officials were the abolition of the post of vice consul (information), Johannesburg, in April 1986 and the addition of the post of vice consul (consular), Johannesburg, in March 1986. The defence attaché and naval and air attaché were withdrawn from Her Majesty's embassy in November 1985.