§ Mr. Martenasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give individual details of the three additional defence attaches to the British Embassy in Saigon; how long they have been there; how frequently they are out in the field observing military actions; and whether he will increase their numbers.
§ Mr. HealeyThe attaches are a Naval Commander, an Army Lieutenant-Colonel and a Royal Air Force Wing-Commander; they have been there since February this year; as with service attaches elsewhere they are required sometimes to travel outside the capital, Saigon, but not for the purpose of observing units in action; no increase in numbers is contemplated.