§ Sir W. Smilesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many officers of the diplomatic and consular services 1476W have passed in Turkish during the last 10 years; and whether the financial reward is adequate for the study necessary to pass in this difficult language?
§ Mr. LawThe number of diplomatic and consular officers who have passed in Turkish during the last 10 years is Ir. Nearly all officers serving in Turkey have possessed a knowledge of Turkish and throughout this period the counsellor or minister has been a Turkish-speaking officer. It is considered that the financial inducement is adequate.