Germany (Joint Export-Import Agency)

Mr. Piratin
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what were the respective sums contributed by the United Kingdom and the United States of America to the Joint Export-Import Agency; and what is the value of the fund today.

Mr. Mayhew
The sums contributed by the United Kingdom and United States Governments to the Joint Export-Import Agency amount to approximately £15½ million each. Until a balance sheet is available I regret that I am unable to state the present financial position of the Agency.

Mr. Piratin
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many Germans are employed by the Joint Export-Import Agency in responsible posts, including executive and administrative grades; and what proportion of the total number of persons in such posts this constitutes.

Mr. Mayhew
Sixty-seven Germans are employed by the Joint Export-Import Agency in responsible posts. These are all in grades equivalent to the Executive class in the British Civil Service. This constitutes a little under 24 per cent. of the total number of personnel employed by the Joint Export-Import Agency in such posts.