18. KOREA
Planners' G
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(a) Expenditure
1971-72
1970-71
FCO/COI/HMSO
20,563
17,282
(b)
Staff
(c)
Information work is supervised by the Grade 7E Head
of Chancery.
1 L.E.
Comments
(i) Operational.
Until 1966 there was a Grade 7E Information
Officer, although in the absence of British
Council representation he was mainly concerned
with cultural affairs. Information work is now
minimal.
(ii) Future Developments
(iii)
Commercial opportunities are likely to increase
in the developing Korean market.
British Council and BBC
The British Council could profitably operate in
Korea. According to the recent Information
Policy Report our information effort would best
be served by this.
Reception of the BBC is very poor and few, if
any, Koreans try to listen.
But the BBC are
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