HC Deb 06 February 1961 vol 634 c1W
28. Mr. Lindsay

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many copies of The Times and the Daily Telegraph are distributed free in India and Asia by the British Council.

Dr. Hill:

The British Council send their own staffs copies of these newspapers. But it is the Official Information Services which present them ovserseas. Over 500 copies of The Times and some 300 of the Daily Telegraph are sent to the Overseas Departments' posts in India and the rest of Asia, for all purposes including presentations.