Sir Robert Vansittart to Head Special Committee London, Feb, 7.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, announced in the House of Commons at question time to-day, that for some time past, His Majesty's Government had been impressed by the desirability of ensuring the fullest and most effective use of the various efforts now being made to spread a better understanding of Great Britain and of the British people abroad, It had been decided to set up a ce-ordinating committee whose function it would be to prevent overlapping and, by exchange of information among the various bodies engaged in various forms of publicity abroad, to ce-ordinate programmes and activities, he revealed, Sir Robert Vansittart, Chief Diplamatic Adviser, Mr, Chamberlain said, had been appointed Chairman of the Committee. It was proposed to invite the representatives of other bodies engaged in work of this character, such as the British Broadcasting Corporation, and the British Council and Travel Association, to serve on the committee—Wireless through Reuter.
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