§ 72. Mr. F. Noel-Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when he appointed a permanent Government liaison officer to the British Broadcasting Corporation External Services; the duties of this official; and since what date had this post been vacant.
§ Mr. Dodds-ParkerA member of Her Majesty's Foreign Service was appointed on 1st November as liaison officer between the Foreign Office and the External Services of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The purpose of this appointment is to improve the arrangements for consultation between the Corporation and the Foreign Office. It is to supplement, and not to replace, the existing arrangements for such consultation, as set out in Clause 15 (5) of the Licence and Agreement between the Postmaster-General and the Corporation.