§ 68. Mr. Errollasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, what are the salaries, designations and duties of the 21 officials at present employed by the British Middle East Office in Egypt.
§ Mr. MayhewThe principal duties of the Head of the British Middle East Office and his staff are to maintain the closest possible contact with all British authorities in the area in order to ensure 173W the proper co-ordination of British economic, financial and social policy in the Middle East and to report on issues of regional importance. The Office also maintains such contact as necessary with the Secretariat of the Arab League.
The office includes a Development Division, the members of which advise the Middle Eastern Governments, at their request, on matters concerning economic and social development. Their services are also available to the Governments of British Colonial territories in the area, to the administrations of the former Italian Colonies and to the Government of the Sudan.
Designation. Salary. £ Head of the British Middle East Office 2250 Counsellor (Head of Political Division) 1370 First Secretary and Head of Chancery 985 First Secretary 950 Administration Officer 565 Archivist 460 Assistant Archivist 427 Counsellor (Director of Development Division) 1700 Agricultural Adviser 1700 Statistical Adviser 1500 Forestry and Soil Conservation Adviser 1500 Entomological Adviser 1220 Animal Husbandry Adviser 1500 Health Advisor 1500 Temporary Assistant 460 Clerk in charge of transport 311 Clerical officer/secretary 334 Four shorthand typists (personal assistants) 282