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TUE 11 AUG 92 18:55
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18. The British Council, within the limits of its budgetary provision, is shifting its resources away from what it now considers a slightly outdated concentration on English Language and Literature, towards the Law, Economics and Political Science departments from which many Japanese leaders and influence-formers have traditionally come. Provided baby does not accompany bathwater I welcome this. The council has a project to develop post-graduate courses (initially at MA level) in British Studies, in cooperation with a leading Japanese university, on the assumption that its present budgetary allocations can be maintained in real terma. Roll on!
Clearing House
19. Your views noted. Perhaps this is in the end for the Japanese. There is in principle a lot to be said for more, better and better-known resource centres on Japan (and on UK/Japanese relations), and new techniques are on the way re librarianship, information dissemination etc; the CD-ROM revolution already offers possible distribution of vast amounts of information to a network of subscribers, personal or institutional. At this end my only
concern is that the British Embassy should remain at the centre of things.
Newspapers
20. I agree with you. The Financial Times publishes here (and The Economist is planning to follow).
BBC domestic TV news is
NHX
available on an NRK satellite channel, and BBC WSTV should be available next year, There is a growing number of joint TV productions.
21. Casting my eye back over your list I think I agree with the runners you have identified although your paragraph 10 needs qualifying.
John Boyd
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