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Regarding the radio, it is necessary to appreciate that H.M.G. have abandoned proposals to use Hong Kong to broadcast to China and that to all intents and purposes the local station will have only a local coverage. Therefore the question of using Hong Kong for extra-territorial purposes will not arise. It is important, however, to improve the local service and H.M.G. is likely to assist with a grant of £20,000 for the provision of studios from the £1,000,000 C.D. W. money earmarked for colonial broadcasting. It is most unlikely that the Hong Kong station will be worth jamming by the Chinese Government, but it is worth while examining the need and possibilities of jamming broadcasts to Hong Kong. I understand that jamming is a relatively simple and inexpensive matter, but the principle would need to be fully considered and endorsed by H.M.G. because of the attitude it has taken towards jamming of the B.B.C. by Russian stations.

Mr. Millar, Mr. Evans and Brigadier Johnson should see for further comment.

W. S. Morgan

I agree that, as the Hong Kong

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Servi

will be broadcasting for the domestic

likely to have

andhence and

an extensive coverage outside the

Colony, it is unlikely that tha

Chmere Gout would think it worth

while jamming it.

2. With regard to the poimbility

undertaking jamming ourselves

of

good deal

of

technical

large reale jamming operation does

require

preparation and it is not necessarily

mexpensive. It is true that the expense

will depend

the resources which

the jammed

can throw into the

fray - mainly on

the number of

transmitter he

share.

and I

imagine that the Chinese Communiste do not dispose of large technical resources of this kind if BMillar

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