FOREIGN LANGUAGES
' NEW B.BiC. POLICY
■Sir John Simon, the Chancellor ..of the Exchequer, made the. following announcement.in the House Of Commons on November I:—' , -■ • ' "The Government has had under review for some time the. question-of broadcasts in languages other than English 'The House: will, recall that the Ullswater Committee on broadcasting made -a recommendation tp this effect, - that- the appropriate ; use., "of languages other than English should be encouraged, and inquiries . since made of British representatives abroad have led to the conclusion, that broadcasts from this country would be welcomed, particularly ■by listeners;, in' Spanish and Portuguese in South American countries, and in Arabic by listeners in the Near East.. Reports from other countries point in the same direction. " . . .' "The 8.8.C., fully realising, the lmIport'ance of the issue involved, had already also for some time been examining the problem and they-made it clear that if the Government decided that action on the. lines of the... Ullswater Committee's recommendations wag' desirable; then the Corporation itself would undertake to provide-a. satisfactory service as speedily as circumstances would permit. The Government have now requested the Corporation to take action in the matter.. It has been agreed that nothing 'should be done which would prejudice or interfere' in any way with the existing Empire service from Daventry.. New transmitters are needed. Until they are constructed and brought into use, only a limited service will, be possible. Details concerning ' the .'introduction and the scope of the service will be announced shortly by the corporation. ;■, :
"I should like to. make it clear that in- this new service the. Corporation ■will have the same full •: responsibilities'and duties as are set forth in the Charter of the Corporation in relation : to their existing services. The" "Gov-' ernment are satisfied that the Corporation can be relied on to maintain in this new service the same high standard which is characteristic of their Home and Empire services," i
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 133, 2 December 1937, Page 36
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318FOREIGN LANGUAGES Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 133, 2 December 1937, Page 36
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