HC Deb 08 May 1939 vol 347 cc43-4W
Mr. V. Adams

asked the Prime Minister what was the total personnel of the German Embassy and German Consulates in Great Britain on 1st January, 1933, and the total on 1st April, 1939?

Mr. Butler

The approximate total of the diplomatic, clerical and menial staffs of the German Embassy on the dates in question was 41 and 88 respectively; for officially recognised German Consular Officers in the United Kingdom the respective figures were 34 and 32. Statistics are not available for the staffs of German Consulates.