HC Deb 10 November 1948 vol 457 cc186-7W
60. Mr. Skeffington

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies to what extent the services provided by the British Information Office in Nairobi are being used by newspapers in Kenya.

Mr. Creech Jones

The only service provided for Kenya newspapers by the Regional Information Office at Nairobi comprises the relaying of the London Press Service transmitted by the Central Office of Information. During September, 1948, ten Kenya newspapers used 1,004 inches of that service. A similar service is provided by this Office for newspapers in Northern Rhodesia, Tanganyika, Uganda, Nyasaland, Somaliland and Portuguese East Africa, whose usage in September amounted to 1,690 inches.

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