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22 JULY 1975

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS

Egypt (Arms Sales)

37. Mr. Frank Allaun asked the Secre- tary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs if he will make a state- ment about the latest developments in the proposed sale of tanks to Egypt; whether he is satisfied with the security for

pay- ment of such arms in view of the $3 billion owed to Western countries by her; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Ennals: It has been the practice of successive Governments not to com- ment on particular allegations about the sale of British defence equipment.

Argentina

Mr. Newens asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the current state of relations between Her Majesty's Government and the Gov- ernment of Argentina.

Mr. Ennals: Relations with the Argentine Government are good.

Hong Kong

Mr. Newens asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if any witnesses in trials of in- dividuals charged with corruption as the result of investigations initiated by the Independent Commission against Cor- ruption in Hong Kong have been allowed to keep corrupt earnings and evade tax liabilities on such earnings in return for giving evidence.

Mr. Ennals: No. In the Godber case, one witness returned to Hong Kong of his own volition to give evidence, on the understanding that he would be allowed to leave again without restraint.

Mr. Newens asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the Royal Hong Kong Police armouries contain any nausea or vomit- producing gas; and if any facilities exist for issue of such gas to the Royal Hong Kong Police.

Mr. Ennals: The Royal Hong Kong Police Force armouries contain no nausea or vomit-producing gas, only CS gas, and no facilities exist for the issue of such gas.

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Mr. Newens asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if there are any contigencies en- visaged in which the Royal Hong Kong vomit-producing gas; and what provi- Police would be able to use nausea or sions have been made for such contin- gencies.

Mr. Ennals: No such contigencies are envisaged.

Departmental Salaries

Mr. Arthur Lewis asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will publish in the Official Report details of the five top paid civil servants in his Department; what salaries they now reccive; what they were receiving in January 1972: and what dates since January 1972. increases they have received on the stated

Mr. Ennals: The five highest paid officers employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office are the Permanent Under-Secretary and four Diplomatic Service officers, Grade 1. Since 1972

their annual salaries have been as follows:

Permanent Under- Secretary

Diplomatic

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Service Officer,

Grade 1

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£

1st January 1972 1st April 1973

16,750

15,750

17,000

16,000

1st January 1974

17,350

16,350

1st January 1975

20,175

18,675

All five received threshold additions from 1st June 1974 to 31st December 1974.

Mileage Allowance (Public Servants)

Mr. John H. Osborn asked the Secre- tary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs if he will publish in the Official Report the mileage allowance granted to civil servants in his Depart- ment and those institutions, offices and research establishments for which he is responsible, respectively, variations for the different grades of indicating seniority and type of car permitted.

Mr. Ennals: Rates of mileage allow- ance payable in the United Kingdom depend on the relevant circumstances, adequacy and the relative cost of public including the nature of the journey, the

engine capacity of the vehicle; seniority transport. Rates vary according to the

of the user is not a factor.