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ON BEHALF OF ALL LICENSEES IS THUS BEING URGENTLY EXAMINED AND
SHOULD SOOK BE COMPLETED, IF AS A RESULT THE DECISION IS THAT
ARRANGEMENTS OF THE KIND DESCRIBED ARE NECESSARY, THEN DETAILS
WILL HAVE TO BE WORKED OUT AND BEFORE TENDERS CAN BE INVITED. THIS
WILL INEVITABLY TAKE SOME TIME BUT IN THE LONG RUN COULD REDUCE
THE TIME NEEDED BY THE SUCCESSFUL TENDERER TO SET UP TRANSMITTING
FACILITIES.
5. ANY DELAY WILL BE UNFORTUNATE, AS I AM ANXIOUS TO SPEED UP THE PROCEDURES. MOREOVER, STR SIDNEY GORDON (REDIFFUSION'S CHAIRMAN) ON 11TH JULY EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER ITS POSITION, ABOUT WHICH REPRESENTATIONS WERE LIKELY TO BE MADE IN LONDON BY ITS
HEAD OFFICE.
6. REDIFFUSION'S WIRED TELEVISION LICENCE EXPIRES ON 30.4.73.
ON THE PRESENT TENTATIVE TIMETABLE THEY SHOULD (IF THE SUCCESSFUL, TENDERCR) BE APLE TO START WIRELESS TELEVISION IN MID-1974, THEY
KNOW THAT THEIR WIRED TELEVISION LICENCE COULD BE EXTENDED
UNTIL THEN, BUT THEIR WIRED SERVICE CAN NO LONGER COMPETE WITH
T.V.E'S WIRELESS SERVICE AND THEY ARE LOSING MONEY: SO AN EXTENSION
OF THE WIRED LICENCE WILL BE OF NO FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO THEM,
THEIR FINANCIAL POSITION IS LIKELY TO WORSEN AND THE 19 INTEREST
IS TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN A WIRELESS TELEVISION LICENCE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE AIM IS TO GIVE THEM THIS OPPORT-
UNITY AND THE ONLY NEW STEP WHICH MAY NOW (AS DESCRIBED) CAUSE DOLAY WILL, IF TAKEN, DE FOR THEIR PROTECTION. MOREOVER WE SHALL ENDEAVOUR TO SPEED UP PROCEDURES WHEREEVER POSSIBLE AND I WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED CONCERNING PROGRESS.
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