§ (12th March to 18th September)
§ Prime Minister 4 occasions.
§ Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary 10 occasions.
§ Lord Chancellor 1 occasion.
§ Chancellor of the Exchequer 6 occasions.
§ Secretary of State for the Environment None.
§ Secretary of State for Social Services None.
§ Secretary of State for Industry 1 occasion.
§ Secretary of State for Trade 9 occasions.
§ Secretary of State for Defence 2 occasions.
§ Secretary of State for Education and Science 2 occasions.
§ Secretary of State for Wales 1 occasion.
§ Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 2 occasions.
§ Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 9 occasions.
September | October | October | |||||
1960 | 1970 | 1971 | 1971 | 1974 | |||
Soviet Union | … | A | 137 | 148 | 146 | 88 | 85 |
B | 61 | 102 | 125 | 63 | 59 | ||
Bulgaria | … | A | 22 | 18 | 31* | 14 | 21 |
B | n.a. | 13 | 15 | 13 | |||
Czechoslovakia | … | A | 58 | 41 | 69* | 37 | 50 |
B | n.a. | 34 | 26 | 12 | |||
German Democratic Republic | … | A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
B | 0† | 0† | 0† | 0† | 3 | ||
Hungary | … | A | 36 | 29 | 38* | 27 | 32 |
B | n.a. | 11 | 19 | 16 | |||
Poland | … | A | 18 | 62 | 72* | 48 | 61 |
B | n.a. | 21 | 21 | 13 | |||
Romania | … | A | 27 | 26 | 42* | 28 | 31 |
B | n.a. | 24 | 14 | 20 | |||
A: Embassy. | |||||||
B: Trade Delegation/Commercial Section. | |||||||
* Separate figures are not available. | |||||||
† Before the establishment of diplomatic relations between Britain and the German Democratic Republic, the latter's trade delegation in London was formally staffed by the KFA (Chamber for Foreign Trade). |