§ Mr. AtkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has any plans to allow the accredited diplomatic representatives of the Baltic states to nominate their successors; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe Baltic states have no diplomatic representatives accredited to the Court of St. James's, though one individual continues to enjoy certain privileges as a matter of courtesy. The question therefore does not arise.
§ Mr. AtkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is Her Majesty's Government's current policy regarding the granting of diplomatic accreditation to representatives of the Baltic states.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe Baltic states do not fulfil the conditions for recognition as independent sovereign states. The question of diplomatic accreditation for their representatives therefore does not arise. We continue, however, to extend certain diplomatic courtesies on a personal basis to the sole surviving member of the pre-war Baltic legations.