Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign Office (Civil Servants)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 13 April 1964.

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Photo of Mr Robert Mathew Mr Robert Mathew , Honiton 12:00, 13 April 1964

I think that the hon. Gentleman can answer that as well as I can. What he must bear in mind is that, although the period for which I have given the figures has been most difficult in international relations, and although Her Majesty's Government have entered into diplomatic relations with 22 additional countries during that time, the extra work at home has been largely absorbed by the existing staff at the Foreign Office.