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Oral Answers to Questions — British Commercial Secretariat, New York.

– in the House of Commons am ar 30 Gorffennaf 1925.

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Photo of Mr Fredric Wise Mr Fredric Wise , Ilford

76.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if the British Embassy has opened offices in New York; and, if so, what is the total cost?

Photo of Mr Ronald McNeill Mr Ronald McNeill , Canterbury

I presume the hon. Member's question refers to the branch of the Commercial Secretariat of His Majesty's Embassy at Washington, which was recently established at New York and placed in charge of a Commercial Secretary, Grade II, hitherto resident at Washington. The additional cost involved is, approximately, £400.

Secretary of State

Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.