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commentsMichael Evans, Whitehall Correspondent
3 November 1986
The Times
As the American diplomats in Moscow continue to struggle with life on their own without their 260 Russian mechanics, cooks and bottle washers, the Russians in London remain confident that if ever their locally employed British staff were withdrawn in a diplomatic brouhaha, they would not have to start scrubbing floors and cooking bortsch. For security and financial reasons, the Soviet Embassy in Kensington employs few British locals. The occasional driver is hired - to make sure they do not lose their way when driving into the country for fresh air - or the odd window cleaner but otherwise the menial staff are strictly home-grown.
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3 November 1986
The Times
As the American diplomats in Moscow continue to struggle with life on their own without their 260 Russian mechanics, cooks and bottle washers, the Russians in London remain confident that if ever their locally employed British staff were withdrawn in a diplomatic brouhaha, they would not have to start scrubbing floors and cooking bortsch. For security and financial reasons, the Soviet Embassy in Kensington employs few British locals. The occasional driver is hired - to make sure they do not lose their way when driving into the country for fresh air - or the odd window cleaner but otherwise the menial staff are strictly home-grown.
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