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FROM HARRIS, INFORMATION DEPARTMENT

BBC WORLD SERVICE TELEVISION (WSTV)

1. STEPHEN PHELPS OF WSTV RECENTLY CALLED ON ME TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF. HE WILL BE HEADING WSTV'S OFFICE IN HONG KONG FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF THEIR PLANNED TRANSMISSIONS VIA ASIASAT.

I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF ADVISING HIM TO CALL ON THE TRADE

COMMISSION. HE MAY CONTACT YOU DURING HIS NEXT VISIT IN THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST. HE WILL GO OUT AGAIN IN LATE SEPTEMBER AND STAY PROBABLY UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR, BY WHICH TIME WSTV HOPE THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE RUNNING SMOOTHLY. WSTV'S 24 HOUR-A-DAY SERVICE IS DUE TO BE INAUGURATED ON 14 OCTOBER BY THE PRINCESS ROYAL

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