§ 51. Major Beamishasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many employees of the British Council have had to leave Czechoslovakia as a result of the closing by that Government of the British Council and the British Information Service offices; and how many employees of the Czech Embassy in London have left this country as a result of the measure of retaliation taken by His Majesty's Government.
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§ Mr. YoungerFifteen employees of the British Council will have to leave Czechoslovakia as a result of the Czechoslovak Government's recent action. Two have already left and the remaining 13 will leave before 3rd June. No employees of the Czech Embassy in London were specifically connected with the work of the Czechoslovak Institute, and consequently none have left this country as a result of the measures taken by His Majesty's Government.
§ 52. Major Beamishasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what work which was formerly done by the British Council or the British Information Service in Prague has now ceased, following their closing down; and what work formerly done by these organisations will now be done by the British Embassy.
§ Mr. YoungerAll work formerly done by the British Council in Czechoslovakia will cease as a result of the Czechoslovak Government's action in closing down the British Council's Institutes and none of this work will be taken over by His Majesty's Embassy. Similarly, all our public information activities in Czechoslovakia will cease as a result of the closure of the British Information Offices. The Embassy will, however, take over functions such as Press-reading which have hitherto been performed by these offices.