§ 73. Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many of the 21 Foreign Service and Foreign Office officers who were compulsorily retired since 28th May, 1951, under the provisions of the Foreign Service Act, 1943, were thus retired as a result of the inquiries following the escape of Messrs. Maclean and Burgess.
§ Lord John HopeNone. The Foreign Service Act is not designed to deal with security or disciplinary cases, for which there are quite different procedures. The object of the Act is to provide for the retirement on pension of established officers who have not made sufficient progress in the Service to justify their retention or promotion.