HC Deb 05 May 1919 vol 115 cc637-8W
Sir S. HOARE

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what was the establishment and actual cost of the staff of the Rome Embassy, as shown by the last pre-war estimates?

Mr. HARMSWORTH

The establishment was: one Ambassador, one Counsellor, two Second Secretaries, and two third Secretaries.

The actual cost was:

Ambassador £7,000
Counsellor, £800 plus £100 rent £900
Second and Third Secretaries £1,290
£9,190

Sir S. HOARE

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what was the pre-war establishment of the Embassies of Washington, Petrograd, Rome, Tokio, and Berlin, and of the legations of Brussels, Bucharest, Stockholm, and the South American Republics?

Mr. HARMSWORTH

Washington—Ambassador, one Counsellor, one First Secretary, three Third Secretaries, one Clerk.

Petrograd—Ambassador, one Counsellor, two Second Secretaries, one Third Secretary, one Translator.

Rome—Ambassador, one Counsellor, two Second Secretaries, two Third Secretaries.

Tokio—Ambassador, one Counsellor, one Japanese Secretary, one Commercial Attaché, one First Secretary, one Third Secretary.

Berlin—Ambassador, one Counsellor, two Second Secretaries, one Third Secretary, one Commercial Attaché, one Archivist.

Buenos Aires—Minister, one First Secretary, one Translator, one Clerk.

La Paz—Minister.

Rio de Janeiro—Minister, one First Secretary, one Third Secretary, one Translator.

Santiago de Chile—Minister, one Clerk.

Bogota—Minister, Vice-Consul and one Archivist.

Lima—Minister, one Clerk.

Monte Video—Minister, one Clerk.

Caracas—Minister, one Clerk.

Brussels—Minister, one First Secretary, one Second Secretary.

Bucharest-Minister, one First Secretary, one Clerk.

Stockholm—Minister, one Second Secretary, one Archivist.