§ Sir John FarrTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those countries which currently have(a) full diplomatic representation, (b) lower diplomatic representation at consular level, etc., and (c) no representation at all in Afghanistan.
§ Mr. EggarSince Her Majesty's embassy in Kabul is temporarily closed and since we have no substantive dealings with the Kabul regime, we cannot provide the detailed information requested. We do know that Turkey is the only NATO member still currently represented in Kabul.
§ Sir John FarrTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he anticipates that Britain will have diplomatic representation again in Afghanistan; and at what level.
§ Mr. EggarBritish diplomats will return to Kabul as soon as circumstances permit them to do a useful job. It is too early to predict when this will be.