HC Deb 28 October 1975 vol 898 c449W
Mr. Onslow

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the present total of Soviet officials resident in the United Kingdom; and what organisations they represent.

Mr. Hattersley

There are at present 328 Soviet officials resident in the United Kingdom. This figure, which excludes dependants, is made up of the following categories:

(1) Soviet Embassy 98
(2) Soviet Trade Delegation 48
(3) Journalists 23
(4) Soviet commercial organisations 74
(5) Inspectors of industrial equipment being exported to the Soviet Union 71
(6) Soviet employees of international organisations with headquarters in London 14
328