102R
3rd year
in main report)
1st year
2nd year
£
£
£
(v) (c)
Additional Books, Films, &c.—
(1) Books, book and book periodical
exhibitions, library staff overseas (2) Films for specialist audiences: visual
aids
14,000
17,000
18,000
6,000
7,500
8,000
(3) Translation of books into Arabic.
1,500
2,000
2,000
(4) Recorded programmes for broad-
casting
1,500
2,000
2,000
(5) Additional staff in London
2,000
2,000
2,000
(6) TOTAL BOOKS, FILMS, &C....
25,000
30,500
32,000
(v) (d)
Dramatic tours (one four-week tour to Cairo, Alexandria and Beirut every two years)* .
10,000*
10,000*
(v) (e)
Geographical Expansion-
(1) Begin work in Libya-*
(a) Council office and centre,
Tripoli ...
17,000*
20,000*
19,000*
(b) British school (200 boys) (pos-
sibly in Benghazi)*
31,000*
10,000*
10,000*
(2) Reopen British Institute, Aden*
(Government of Aden to contribute
half cost)
3,500*
2,500*
2,500*
(3) Persian Gulf:
(a) New building and expansion in
Kuwait*
40,000
13,000*
13,000*
(b) Begin work in Bahrein and
possibly elsewhere*
10,000*
15,000*
(4) TOTAL GEOGRAPHICAL EXPANSION
91,500
55,500
59,500
(v) (ƒ)
TOTAL EXTENSION OF COUNCIL'S GENERAL
WORK
165,000
132,500
151,000
* For further study.
APPENDIX J
(See Paragraph 13)
EXPANSION OF INFORMATION WORK IN THE MIDDLE EAST
The estimates of costs given below are based upon discussions which have taken place in the past with the various Agencies concerned. As costs may have risen meanwhile, the figures are subject to confirmation.
A.—Projects for which Immediate Approval is Sought
1. BROADCASTING
(a) An increase in duration of the British Broadcasting Corporation's Arabic Language Broadcast by half an hour so as to bridge the gap between the present transmissions at 1700 to 1900 G.M.T. and 1930 to 2030 G.M.T., so as to make a continuous transmission of 31 hours.
Cost
£10,000
(b) Resumption of British Broadcasting Corporation. Transcription Services to enable recorded material to be supplied to National Stations in different Arab countries.
2. FILMS
Cost (rough)
£2,000
Improvement of existing Arab News Reel produced by Central Office of Information in co-operation with commercial film companies.
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Cost
£2,000
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