§ Mr. Chichester-Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the present size of the staff of the Office of Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires in the People's Republic of China; what is the figure for each of the last five years; and what is the estimated figure for January, 1971.
§ Mr. LuardThe following table shows the number of staff at the Office of Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires in the People's Republic of China during the past five years, those who are there at present, and the number we estimate will be there in January, 1971:
Year United Kingdom based Locally-engaged 1965 … … 26 44 1966 … … 25 46 1967 … … 26 44 1968 … … 26 44 1969 … … 23 42 1970 … … 23 42 1971 … … 24 42