II.
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Summary of Departmental Comments on Home Circular B 7/85 PESC Priorities (Spring 1985)
A.
Possible cuts in the event of having to reduce expenditure by 10%.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
East African Department -
Abolish Somali Service saving £0.2 million
Central African Department
Abolish Portuguese Service for Angola, Mozambique and Sao Tome, and French Service for Zaire.
Far East Department
Abolish Japanese Service (which is of "questionable value")
(iv)
South East Asian Department.
10% cut across the board.
(v)
South American Department
Some cuts envisaged to BBC
B.
Proposals in event of increased resources:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
South Asia Department
Increase expenditure to permit strengthening the World Service signal, expanded Pashtu Service and re-establishment of Sinhalese Service (SAD's first priority)
Soviet Department
Increase audibility of BBC World Service and increase hours of broadcasting in Russian.
Far Eastern Department
-
Institute a Korean Service.
Possible Reallocation of Existing Resources
C.
(i)
Western European Department -
Questioned balance of expenditure within BBC, eg on level of expenditure on French for France and to the current extent German for FRG and Berlin.
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