§ 27. Mr. Bryant Godman Irvineasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the British Embassy was established in Tananarive; and why it is now to close.
§ Mr. EnnalsThe British Embassy at Tananarive was established in 1960 upon Malagasy independence. Before that, a British consulate had been established since 1862.
The decision to close the British Embassy in Tananarive is a direct result of reductions in public expenditure for 1967–77 announced by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his Budget earlier this year.