Archive

1979 May 25 - 1981 Oct 22
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/394
Broadcasting (BBC External Services)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2011 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 203
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79 Jun 12 Tue Broadcasting: FCO letter to No.10 ("BBC Vernacular Services") [MT: "I hope they will not make cuts in BBC services to Communist countries"] [declassified 2011]
79 Aug 24 Fri Broadcasting: Gow minute to MT ("B.B.C. - External Services") [Ray Whitney MP writes to argue against cuts to BBC External Services] [declassified 2011]
79 Oct 2 Tue Broadcasting: No.10 letter to FCO ("Overseas Broadcasts") [cuts to BBC External Services; MT concerned at potential damage to foreign language programmes] [declassified 2011]
79 Oct 3 Wed Broadcasting: BBC Chairman Michael Swann letter to MT (BBC External Services) [offers to meet with MT to discuss] [declassified 2011]
79 Oct 27 Sat Broadcasting: Gilmour minute to MT ("Public Expenditure Cuts: BBC External Services") [declassified 2011]
79 Nov 1 Thu Broadcasting: James minute to MT (brief for MT's meeting with BBC Chairman) [BBC External Services, objectivity of BBC coverage] [declassified 2011]
79 Nov 2 Fri Broadcasting: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Blaker) [proposed cuts to BBC External Services] [declassified 2011]
79 Nov 4 Sun Broadcasting: Lankester minute to MT ("BBC External Services") [details of BBC spending] [declassified 2011]
79 Nov 4 Sun Broadcasting: MT note to Lankester (BBC External Services) ["I can't make head or tail of BBC external services financing"] [declassified 2011]
79 Nov 5 Mon Broadcasting: FCO letter to No.10 ("Public Expenditure Cuts: BBC External Services") [proposed cuts] [declassified 2011]
79 Nov 5 Mon Broadcasting: FCO letter to No.10 ("Public Expenditure Cuts: BBC External Services") [possibilities for avoiding proposed cuts] [declassified 2011]
79 Nov 5 Mon Broadcasting: FCO letter to No.10 ("Public Expenditure Cuts: BBC External Services") [FCO support for BBC Capital Expenditure Programme] [declassified 2011]
79 Nov 6 Tue Broadcasting: FCO minute ("BBC External Services") [FCO contact with BBC to discuss BBC public expenditure cuts] [declassified 2011]
79 Nov 7 Wed Broadcasting: Home Office letter to No.10 (cuts to BBC External Services) [BBC would like to use Home Service income on External Services: "We do not believe this is possible"] [declassified 2011]
79 Nov 8 Thu Broadcasting: Pattison minute to MT (follow-up to MT's meeting with BBC Chairman Michael Swann) [BBC Panorama story on IRA at Carrickmore; cuts to BBC External Services] [declassified 2011]
79 Nov 8 Thu Broadcasting: BBC Chairman Michael Swann letter to MT (thanks for meeting) [apologises for leak about meeting, ITV pay rise, cuts to BBC External Services, Pete Murray and BBC objectivity] [declassified 2011]
79 Nov 12 Mon Broadcasting: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Blaker-Jopling-Lawson-Nick Ridley-Chancellor of the Exchequer) ["BBC External Services"] [declassified 2011]
79 Nov 12 Mon Broadcasting: Blaker minute to MT (BBC External Services) [report of Blaker-Nick Ridley-Acting Director General of the BBC Mansell-Gregson meeting] [declassified 2011]
79 Nov 13 Tue Broadcasting: FCO record of telephone conversation (Blaker-Acting Director General of the BBC Mansell) [BBC capital expenditure, BBC External Services] [declassified 2011]
79 Nov 17 Sat Broadcasting: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Carrington ("OD(80)1: BBC External Services") [Chancellor and MT opposed to "wise man" review of economies in the External Services] [declassified 2011]