Mr. Baker Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what was the total strength of the German Section of the Foreign Office on 1st April, 1948, as compared with the same day of 1947.
§ Mr. Mayhew1,808 on 1st April, 1948, and 2,256 on 1st April, 1947. These figures include staff on loan from the Control Commission for Germany and also German Section staff employed in the Middle East on prisoner-of-war duties and in Germany on audit duties.