71. Mr. Watkinsasked the Postmaster-General whether he will make a statement upon the meeting between the experts of the British Broadcasting Corporation and the East German wireless 129W system about the continued interference with the Welsh Regional Station of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Dr. HillNo meeting has taken place. The B.B.C. representatives went to Berlin in accordance with the Soviet High Commissioner's suggestion, but found that the East German authorities were only prepared to discuss the matter on the basis of recognition by Her Majesty's Government of the so-called Government of the German Democratic Republic. Since, as the House knows, such recognition is contrary to the policy of Her Majesty's Government, it has unfortunately been impossible to make any progress on the lines suggested by the Soviet High Commissioner.