HC Deb 06 May 1969 vol 783 cc69-70W
Mr. Eldon Griffiths

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Soviet nationals were attached to the Soviet Embassy and the Soviet Consulate in London at the time of the ratification of the Anglo-Soviet Convention; and how many were accredited at 1st April, 1969.

Mr. Goronwy Roberts

At the time of the ratification of the Anglo-Soviet Con- sular Convention on 23rd August, 1968, the number of Soviet nationals notified to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs as members of the Soviet Embassy (including the Consular Section, which is an integral pan of the Soviet Embassy) was 135. On 1st April, 1969, the number was 136.