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obvious is prepared to sponsor International

International Beradio. The better of Cable & Wireleso vicmo-vis international eradio therefore appears to me to require dec ́sion at

• high level whore both technical and operational qualifi- estions ere rev oved ite impartially. In the interests of the revenues of Cable A 1:01ean I on quite prepared to advocate their undertaking soroncutical services whorevor It can be demonstrated that no loss of off' ciency is likely it toocus. they coul no doubt combine such serv ́cos in many ways with their existing wireless services where auch

re conveniently located.

In the antter of broadoesting in which I presume Cuble & ireless would only undertake too'nical services two differing conditions must be considered.

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"here the cprice is merely one or a ro-broadorat rese:ver, etc. fo: re-broadcasting locally the programe of

the Dorpany could no doubt Zi6oharge the require- txato without the least difficulty. I would sot, horever advocate Table & ireless entoring the field of progrartæ compilation. Considerable nonsense has of course boen talkod of this cervice of programs compilation, n. the persone employed on it could not be acceptod så impart al- authorities on it.

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ut my experience as one who had control of he Folestine Broodoosting Service for almost ten years, is that the utmost goodwill is needed to ensure the maxiram 00- operation and efficiency between progrismo and engineering

01 in the studio beildin s.

I would not suport my Pronos 1 for separate ultimate e atrol of tecnical and progreti tarfa in a service there live and original matter is brought to the rdoroptione. Unity of control in the studio is I consider most im ortant. for that reɛson I

ould not like to see Cable & Wireless

ireless undertake the technical reoponsibilities of a broodloesting service, no I feel sure trouble would ultimatel" arise.

I em sending a copy of this letter to Bigɛ ( \^.), and hop- POPU

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Yours sincerely

[Colonies' Representation

H.ounshon,

irector of Overseas Telecommunications, Goodquartera Conoral Foot Offico,

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