§ 73. Mr. Wilson Harrisasked the Assistant Postmaster-General if his attention has been drawn to a so-called authorised statement on Soviet activities in Persia included in the B.B.C.'s nine o'clock news bulletin on the evening of 16th October; and whether it is the policy of the B.B.C. to intermingle commentary with news.
§ Mr. BurkeThe answer to the first part of the Question is in the affirmative and to the second part in the negative. The B.B.C. does not include comments of its own in its news bulletins. It is, however, its normal practice to quote in the ordinary course of its news reporting, comments received from authoritative sources.