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the company's proposal, ofor it is Conceivable that it might be lodged to Serve paramount interests of HMG. With Mr Morgan's agreement & accordingly arranged for Mr Sabine, refresenting the company, to propound the proposal to Mu Murray, Foreign office.

Clear to the latter that

did not want Service in

I made it the Colonial office

to see the domestic broadcasting would only

Commercial hands

be hiclined to

would result in

their Control

And

accept any flan which the service falling into

y

it

were to be decided

at the affropriate level that

Such a development

Unmistakeably serve the overriding

•hould

general literests

of

HME

Mr Murray was, I think,

on Balance

be found to

Whether

I think, very doubtful the Company's froposition would

Contani

call for reconsideration

reversal,

of

ер

Merits

which would

let alove, a

the Up (ther's decision aganist

he whole idea

from Hong Kong.

the

of broadcasting to thema

But he nitends to beund

Conversation for further consideration

at an official level.

This

doubt

a

persist for that we shwid

For refly

about the external propet may long time

allow it

and I do not think

to

delay any longer to Hong Kong's Communications flimarily dealing with the domestic Broadcasting problems: namely

ны

(4) the confidential Savingram

Me 461 of 11.6.49 (90).

and (1) the bovernor's letter of

4411.49 (92).