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..In Confidence
copy to:
Sir David Trench,
H.M. Governor, Hong Kong.
DRAFT LETTER
To:-
The Rt.Hon. Lord Hill of Luton Chairman,
British Broadcasting Corpn., Broadcasting House,
London, W.1.
rerved draft
FOR SIGNATURE BY LORD SHEPHERD
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Type 1+3
From
Mr. Gaminara 5/3
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
May I invite your attention to the exchange of
letters between the Governor of Hong Kong
Sir David Trench) and yourself, concerning the B.B.C.'s
television programme on 9th January about Hong Kong.
On receipt of my copy of the Governor's letter
to you of 8th February, I studied the transcript of the
programme in question and found myself in wholehearted
Comments agreement with the strictures contained in the that
Governor's letter, both as regards the content of the
programme and the manner in which it was presented.
I have since received a copy of your reply to the
Governor which, in my view, makes very little attempt
strictures
to answer his criticisms.
I am afraid that I cannot
critices
stand by and see the very cogent
brushed aside.
res of the
Governor treated in what appears to me to be an
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extremely offhand manner.
The first point I would like to make is that
Sir David Trench is essentially a liberal man and a
liberal Governor and is not one to resent or to be
afraid of criticism.
That he should have written
to you in this manner is an indication of the strength
of his feeling on the subject. I really do not see
why busy people who carry a very heavy burden of
responsibility, and Sir David certainly comes within
this category, should be expected to give up their
valuable time to help in the compilation of programmes
of this kind if their efforts to co-operate are to be
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