§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how and when and in what terms Her Majesty's Government have made the Soviet authorities aware of their views concerning the jamming of British Broadcasting Corporation broadcasts to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
§ Mr. GodberThe Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Sir Denis Greenhill, raised the question of jamming of the British Broadcasting Corporation with Soviet officials during his visit to Moscow in June, 1971. The matter has also from time to time been raised through the normal diplomatic channels. In these representations we have made it clear that we object strongly to Soviet jamming of the British Broadcasting Corporation, particularly since there had been a period of several years when jamming had been discontinued.
§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to what extent the jamming of British Broadcasting Corporation broadcasts reaching the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in general and the Moscow area in particular has increased or decreased in each of the months of 1972 as compared to the same months in 1970 and 1971.
§ Mr. GodberI am informed that there has been no significant change in the level of Soviet jamming of the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1972 as compared with the previous two years.