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1. Mus's Barrett asles
a good question is
pare 4 of her musate of I February (below).
2. A search bras produced some unentered papers which I attach which, whilst not solving the problem do, pohaps, reveal its arigui! The origi is, I think, in the final paragraph of the BBC letter of so Auguel 1880 in which the writer acks if " we [the BBC] need the Secretary of State's permission" to enter into Agreement with Hong Kong.
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3. I have looked all the Royal Charter and the Licence & Agreement granted to the BBC. D cannot find anything directly
on the point but para 22 of the Licence ad Agreement
16 of the attacked booklet) does say
page to BBC " shall not without the prior approval
underlet dl to Secreton & State asagir,
gel of
CODE 18-77
AWO Ltd. 7/84
otherwise dispose of these presents or of the powers" efe ete.
ete etc. Since the draft the
"Since the draft Agreement
couts is for the purpace of indemnifying Hongkong/ RTHK from any liability to claims arising out of RTHK's rebroadcasts of the BBC's programmes,
could para 22 of the Licence Agreement be