§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, to his knowledge, any information about the activities of trade unionists employed in Great Britain has passed between the United States Embassy in London and Government Departments or if any approaches for information have been made.
§ Mr. HattersleyThe United States Embassy in this country, like the British Embassy in the United States, has a legitimate interest in all aspects of political, social and economic life. The United States Embassy is therefore in regular contact with the Foreign and 69W Commonwealth Office and other Government Departments. The staff of the United States Embassy in London, as does our Embassy in Washington, includes a labour attaché, who is well known in trade union circles.