HC Deb 28 February 1977 vol 927 cc31-2W
Mr. Brotherton

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the total staff at the embassies of the following countries in London, and of that total how many are British subjects in each case: Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Yugoslavia.

Mr. Tomlinson

The totals of staff notified to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as at 24th February are as follows:

Bulgaria 46
Czechoslovakia 58
GDR 32
Hungary 35
Poland 59
Romania 48
Yugoslavia 38

British subjects are not included in the above figures, as they come in the category of locally engaged staff. Such staff are not notified to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office but it is known from information supplied separately to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for revenue purposes that the following locally engaged staff were employed as at 5th April 1976:

British Total
Bulgaria 3 3
Czechoslovakia Nil Nil
GDR 5 5
Hungary 4 5
Poland 2 6
Romania Nil Nil
Yugoslavia Nil 1

Mr. Brotherton

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the total staff at the British embassy in each of the following capitals; and of that number how many are British subjects and how many are citizens of the host country in each case: Sofia, Prague, East Berlin, Budapest, Warsaw, Bucharest, and Belgrade.

Mr. Tomlinson

The information is as follows:

Post Total staff British subjects Citizens of host country
Sofia 47 25 22
Prague 85 39 45
(Plus 1 Hungarian)
East Berlin 45 35 l0
Budapest 84 42 42
Warsaw 109 65 44
Bucharest 47 24 23
Belgrade 65 29 36

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