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The Right Hon.
Lord Hill of Luton, Chairman,
British Broadcasting
Corporation,
Broadcasting House, London, W. 1.
Type 1+ 3
From
Lord Shepherd
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
...In Confidence
Copy to:
Sir David Trench
May I invite your attention to the
exchange of letters between the Governor of
Hong Kong (Sir David Trench) and yourself,
concerning the B.B.C's. television programme
on 9 January about Hong Kong.
On receipt of my copy of the Governor's
letter to you of 8 February, I studied the
transcript of the programme in question and
found myself in wholehearted agreement with the
comments contained in that letter, both as
regards the content of the programme and the
manner in which it was presented. I have
since received a copy of your reply to the
Governor which, in my view, makes very little
attempt to answer his strictures.
That he
The first point I would like to make is
that Sir David Trench is essentially a liberal
man and a liberal Governor and is not one to
resent or to be afraid of criticism.
should have written to you in this manner is
an indication of the strength of his feeling on
the subject. I really do not see why busy
people who carry a very heavy burden of
responsibility, and Sir David certainly comes
within this category, should be expected to
give up their valuable time to help in the
compilation of programmes of this kind if their
efforts to co-operate are to be treated in
this cavalier manner.
Although I did not see
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