At the moment, the foreign stations are doing nothing about the matter, pending the receipt of consular advice. The consulates, it is believed, will be placed in an awkward matter, with the exception of the French Consulate. The French radio station "Art and Culture"—not to be confused with FFZ, which only broadcasts meteorological and other such Reports in collaboration with Siccawei Observatory—has never accepted the jurisdiction of the Chinese authorities. It is registered as a French station, with the French authorities and is situated in the Concession.
The other stations, however, are a somewhat different position. They are registered with the Ministry of Communications and issued with a permit to operate by that body. But at the same time they have retained a certain amount of independence of action in the matter of times of broadcast and programme material.
It will be recalled that some time ago the Ministry of Communications issued an order that an evening broadcast in English and Chinese from Nanking be relayed by all local radio stations, Chinese and foreign. The former obeyed orders; the latter refused to have their programmes interfered with, fought the matter out—and won in the end, after seeking consular advice.
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