§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the official visits paid to this country by Ministers or senior officials of the Government of Romania, and official visits made to Romania by Ministers and senior officials from Departments of the United Kingdom Government, between 1970 and the present time.
§ 1973 Mr. AmeryThe following official visitors from Romania have visited the United Kingdom since 1970.
February/March—Mr. Barbu Popescu, Deputy Minister for Agriculure.
March—Mr. Mircea Malita, Minister of Education.September/October—Mr. Gheorghe Macovescu, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs.
May/June—General Gheorghe Ion, Chief of General Staff and First Deputy Minister for Armed Forces.June—Mr. Ion Patan, Minister for Foreign Trade.September—Mr. Ion Avram, Minister of Machine Building.September/October—Mr. Dimitru Popescu, Chairman of the Council for Culture and Education.
January—Mr. Nicolae Ecobescu, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs.February—Mr. Emil Draganescu, Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Transport.March—Dr. Alexandra Calomfirescu, First Deputy Minister of Health.The following official visitors from the United Kingdom have visited Romania since 1970.
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March—Mr. Roy Mason, President of the Board of Trade.August—Dr. Horace King, Speaker of the House of Commons.
September—Mrs. M. Thatcher, Secretary of State for Education and Science.September/October—The Hon. Sir.J. Henniker, Director-General of the British Council.
January—Lord Drumalbyn, Minister without Portfolio, Department of Trade and Industry.
April—Sir T. Brimelow, Deputy Under-Secretary of State, at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what official visits are planned for the remainder of 1973 between the Governments of the United Kingdom and Romania.
§ Mr. AmeryWe look forward to several visits to Romania this year. Announcements will be made as appropriate.