WATT
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I think some of the points are self-evident from the general statement I made. You should have studied the details of the original tender (in which I have here only 3 of the 5 volumes which, will give you some idea of the size of it, and the detailed submissions that were put in). You should also be aware of my letter to the Chairman of RTV of 14 January 1980 which outlines the terms of renewal of RTV's licence as from 1 January this year. These renewal conditions apply to both stations and lay down 23 broad points designed to tighten up the programme requirements of the licence. These are relevant because the TV Advisory Board which made these recommendations to the Governor were worried about the lack of discipline in the stations, particularly at the studio floor level. Our concern is that creative staff should be fully aware of their public responsibilities in terms of TV production. It appears that in the rush of competition, new script writers and producers were brought in and were not being properly trained as to their obligations under the Codes of Practice. The public was complaining that the government was not doing its job in protecting the public and ensuring that a decent standard of TV was upheld. So these are problems which you are going to face. The first point was that the stations on renewal of their licences should formulate general guidelines for their employees concerning the context of their programmes and their responsibilities under the Codes conveying to them what is published by the Authority. They would also be required to notify the Authority of all new creative staff so that the Authority could liaise with the companies on training seminars. We also want