Dealing with the question of telegraphed, news from this country, which was the subject of increased competition from big foreign telegraph agencies, Lord Winterton stated that the question would receive the consideration of the Cabinet committee dealing with the matter.
Broadly speaking, he added, the, object of the committee was to con" sider the supply of British news telegraphed abroad. The committee was not likely to complete its labours for two or three months. It was difficult, until the committee had reported, to say anything further on the subject Replying to criticisms abroad regarding the establishment of a committee under the chairmanship of Sir Robert Vansittart, Chief Diplomatic Adviser, to ce-ordinate the activities of various organizations concerned with the spreading abroad of a fuller and more intimate knowledge of Great Britain, its life and culture, Lord Winterton assured the House that the object was to instruct the country not to hide its light under a bushel.
There was, he added, much to reveal that might be useful to those who had not been accustomed 1o looking under the bushel.
Lord Winterton then announced the opening on March 14 of a broadcast in Spanish and Portuguese io South America from Daventry.
He joined with previous speakers in paying a tribute to the fairness and moderation of the news broadcasts of the British Broadcasting Gorporation.—Reuter.
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