HC Deb 24 February 1958 vol 583 c8W
67. Mr. Pitman

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will propose at the United Nations a world census of persons enjoying diplomatic immunity.

Mr. Ian Harvey

My right hon. and learned Friend is not convinced that a census of this kind would serve a real purpose or that any useful conclusions could be drawn from the results.

Nearly all Governments publish in their diplomatic lists details of the persons enjoying diplomatic immunity in their countries. The number of officials of international organisations, who enjoy immunity comparable in extent to diplomatic immunity, may be obtained from the various international agreements relating to the privileges and immunities of the organisations concerned.