TNAG-0718-FCO40-916-Policy-on-issuing-postage-stamps-1978 — Page 51

Mr bevor-to see Miss Farrell

Referance

RECEIVED IN PO SAY NO. 51

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- 1 JUN 1978

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As you see, I have written a conciliatory reps to i 40 hayng, and as you know, I am not yet convinced of the

irredeemable wickedness of thessrs. Urch Harris. I do not deny that they do not always behave in the most gentlemanl way, and that this may upset priots in the stamp world. But " am not convinced that this is necessarily against the interests of Tuvalu, which is our prime concern. Urch Harris have been running Tuvalu's stamps for 3 years now and there is no sign yet that the, have done any harm - quite hoom-quite the contrary. But I agree we should continue to watch how things develop, and meantime remain cautions in our advice to other territories.

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2. 9 am, however, open to pernasion. I your Minute to I Hiscock last week

that there is evidence on

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fills of the reputations of former British Colonies having been irrecoverably lost through the operations of commercial agents. I should like to see that evidence, and in particular to see hard evidence of the harm it has done to the income of the territories from stampsales (this evidence could either be figures to show that the territories in question were earning more from philately before the agents took over them they we now; or evident figies to show that comparable territories under the Crown Agents wing are earring substantially more from stampsales than are those under the control of commercial organisations).

12. In the not too distant fitve, I should like to go and ace for this, can you please put together you using on por portio

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