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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY HANOI
TELNO MISC 210
OF 03043OZ APRIL 89
INFO ROUTINE FCO, PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 17 : RTHK TRANSMISSIONS
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT ON THE RECEPTION OF SIGNALS.
WE ARE NOW PREPARING FOR A REVIEW ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR RADIO BROADCASTS TO VIETNAM. IN THIS CONNECTION, I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT HAS GIVEN ANY PUBLICITY TO THE NEW SCREENING AND REPATRIATION POLICIES RECENTLY ADOPTED BY COUNTRIES OF THIS REGION ATTENDING THE KUALA LUMPUR CONFERENCE
HELD LAST MONTH.
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IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT DELEGATION ALSO AGREED THAT THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT WOULD LAUNCH ITS OWN BROADCASTS
TO DETER THEIR PEOPLE FROM LEAVING ILLEGALLY. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD ALSO ADVISE WHETHER SUCH BROADCASTS HAVE BEEN MADE OR ARE DUE
TO TAKE PLACE.
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INTERNATIONAL FREQUENCY REGISTRATION BOARD (IFRB) OF THE ITU HAS ADVISED US TO BROADCAST ON A DIFFERENT FREQUENCY (7245 HKZ) FOR THE EVENING BROADCAST BETWEEN 1800 - 2000 HANOI LOCAL TIME, DURING THE PERIOD MAY AUGUST 1989. THE FREQUENCY FOR THE MORNING BROADCAST BETWEEN 0600 0800 HANOI LOCAL TIME WILL
REMAIN UNCHANGED.
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5. GIVEN THE CLOSE PROXIMITY BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW FREQUENCIES I.E. 7290 HKZ AND 7245 KHZ, WE WILL NOT BE UNDERTAKING ANY SPECIFIC TEST TRANSMISSIONS BUT WILL SIMPLY BROADCAST THE NORMAL SERVICE ON
THE NEW FREQUENCY. THE CHANGE WILL BE EFFECTED ON 7 MAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE CHANGE WILL BE MADE ON THE CURRENT BROADCASTS. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL, HOWEVER, IF YOU WOULD GIVE US A REPORT ON THE RECEPTION QUALITY OF 7245 KHZ SHORTLY AFTER THE CHANGE.
WILSON
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