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Mr McCleary
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Mr Thomas
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Mr Footman
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Mr Walker
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Mrs Kirk
Planners
BBC WORLD SERVICE: FOLLOW-UP TO REVIEW OF THE FAR EASTERN SERVICE
1.
You should already have received a copy of the summary record of the meeting held on 2 August. Could I now ask you to look over the attached draft Broadcasting Assessment (s) (a standard form setting out information relevant to each vernacular which can be used as reference material for other meetings about BBC World Service matters,
e. g'
the annual review of the WS Prescription). I should be grateful for any comments, additions or amendments you may wish to propose not later than Friday 18 August. 2.
I have as yet been unable to complete the draft assessment for the Mandarin and Cantonese Services as I lack detailed returns from Peking and BTC Hong Kong. I fully realise that Peking are still trying to get back to normal after recent events, so I shall refrain from harrying them for a while. I have sent a reminder to BTC. They were pretty dismissive of the whole exercise (their telno 339), but we still need their input to round things off.
3.
The following notes relating to the various sections may assist you in looking at the Assessment (s):
1 (a) Planning Staff's regional priorities.
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(b) & (c) please confirm figures or provide later ones if you have them.
Costs: from TMR; staff numbers provided by Post.
3 (a)&(b) Information provided by Posts.
4 (a)&(b) Based on BBC material, Posts' input, comment at Review.
5 (a)&(b) Standard formulae.
6&7
8-10
11&12
Conclusions of Review, reflecting Posts' views, also TMR comment if relevant.
Information provided by BBC.
Based on BBC's and Posts' views.
13 (a)-(b) Posts' views.
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(c) Conclusions of Review.
Miscellaneous information brought out at Review or relevant to future of Service.
Priority of Service as agreed at last Prescription Review (November
1988).
Once agreed, the Assessment will be copied to Posts for any comments they may have.
14 August 1989
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