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Hon Nicholas Ridley MP

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Lord N Gordon Lennox-- AUSS

Mr F Mills

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Mr K G MacInnes

Information Department

Mr A'R F Burgess Information Department

Mr J D Perris Finance Department

Mr R Castle-Smith CRD

Mr K D Temple

Mr A Kark, Controller Engineering Services

Mr R Gregson, Controller Overseas Services

Mr M Diamond,

Chief Accountant

Mr C Bell,

Controller Administration

Mr CW Dennay, Chief Engineer

Private Secretary

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1. Mr Ridley said that he wished to inform Mr Muggeridge about a

number of firm decisions concerning future financial arrangements

for the BBC External Services which had been agreed with his

Ministerial colleagues. These would be put before the House of

Commons on Thursday 25 June. The decisions should be regarded

as confidential until then; he would be informing the officers

of the Parliamentary Media Committee in confidence before the

announcement.

2. The Government had given authority in principle for the whole

capital programme in the table which had been agreed between FCO

and BBC officials. A start could now be made on all of the

projects in the table.

Although the Hong Kong and Seychelles relay

stations were not due to start until after the end of the current

PESC period, the Government intended to go ahead with them. It

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