§ 18. Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the carrying of weapons by foreign diplomats and their staff while engaged in security surveillance in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. WhitelawResponsibility for the control of these matters rests with the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. His policy, which I endorse, is that foreign security personnel accompanying people visiting this country should not be armed.