– in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 13 Mai 1947.
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many labour, press, agricultural and food attaches have been appointed to British embassies during the past year; what are the total salaries of all such attaches; what is the total and pay of the special staffs assisting them; and whether appointments of any further attaches for other subjects are to be expected.
As the answer contains a number of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Does not the Minister agree that the attachment of these assorted attaches to various embassies and legations is something quite new in peacetime, and is it not a fact that the Government are trying to find jobs for various displaced persons who have been made redundant?
No, Sir. Actually the number employed is very small, and they are all doing an exceedingly good job of work.