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Broadcasting: No.10 minute (internal): Policy Unit to Barclay ("Direct Broadcasting by Satellite (DBS)") ["We have too long a history of arm-twisting nationalised industries - and private ones too - into costly enterprises... with disastrous results... The embarrassment is largely Unisat's own fault for committing funds without being certain of the BBC's decision... We should avoid any panic and rushed decisions"] [declassified Jan 2014]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1172 f165
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 2pp
Themes: Industry, Privatized & state industries, Public spending & borrowing, Trade, European Union (general), Media, Science & technology