FOREIGN OFFICE (STAFF).

HC Deb 25 October 1939 vol 352 cc1439-40W

Sir A. Knox

asked the Prime Minister what is the number of the present staff at the Foreign Office?

Mr. Butler

The present staff at the Foreign Office and its branches numbers 1,324. This figure includes messengers, cleaners, etc., and also 259 persons employed at Passport and Permit Offices.