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The original of No.4 is on the file below.
As you wil see, copies were sent to interested
Departments, but no other specific action has
been taken on it.
I ought to add, however, that I recently
discussed with Mr. Speight, Foreign Office (on the
Secretary of State's instructions) possible arrange-
ments for the co-ordination of publicity work in
peace between the newly formed Foreign Publicity
Department of the Foreign Office and us here.
In particular, I asked him whether the Foreign Office were producing any material to counter the
Japanese propaganda in the Far East which would be
of value to the Governors in Malaya and Hong Kong.
Mr. Speight said that the Foreign Office had as
yet not formulated any definite plans dealing
with the Far East. They are, however, having a
meeting very soon (at which Sir John Pratt, among
others, is to be present) in order to discuss what
steps should be taken with the object of furthering
British publicity in the Far East. Thus a series
of special news telegrams to Shanghai, Indo-China
and Siam had been suggested; and it appeared,
prima facie likely that that material might be of
value to the Governors in Malaya and Hong Kong.
Mr. Speight has promised to keep me in full touch
with any developments; I do not think that in the
interim there is any action that we here can use-
fully take.
༡༡/
Lee
5th August, $939.
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