§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will cause to be printed in the OFFICIAL REPORT the names of the superintending undersecretaries and heads of department of the Foreign Office personnel and security departments on the date when Messrs. Maclean and Burgess were appointed to the last posts they held in the Foreign Office; and if he will do likewise in the cases of the superintending undersecretaries and heads of the two departments in question who were in charge on the day that these two men made good their escape.
§ Mr. TurtonWhen Messrs. Maclean and Burgess were appointed to the last posts which they held in the Foreign Service, in October, 1950, and July, 1950, respectively, the head of the Personnel Department of the Foreign Office was Mr. G. H. Middleton and the head of the Security Department was Mr. G. A. Carey-Foster. The Superintending Under-Secretaries were Mr. H. Ashley Clarke and Mr. D. P. Reilly.
When Messrs. Maclean and Burgess disappeared in May, 1951, the head of 10W the Personnel Department was Mr. R. W. J. Hooper and the head of the Security Department was Mr. G. A. Carey-Foster. The Superintending Under-Secretaries were Mr. H. Ashley Clarke and Mr. D. P. Reilly.