An omelal spokesman: said. yester day that Mr. R. H. Scott, assistant inanelat adviser to the British Am: bassy in China, ts also serving asa representative of the Ministry of Information in the Far East indieatini, the importance' attached by the British authorities to. the publicity. work and public opinion In this part of the world. Mfr. Scott who arrived hhere last month' from England selling up branch offices of the Ministry in Tokyo and Shanghai with Lendauarters in Honskons.
He will goto Tokyo and also Chungking in order to enable him to send a report to the Ministry rogard-Ing the public opinion in general in the Orient. It is understood that Mr Scott will' also act as Liaison emeer between British diplomatic otices and the press so as to do away with mise understandings that might be createed by propaganda and to sce to that the British view is properly represented.
The British government Is studying various problems of the war relating to the Orient and other parts of the world and it has mobilized the whole Empire for a war of long duration. The Shanghai office of the Ministry of Information, situated at 27 the Bund, is authoritatively learned, has. already begun its Work.
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