§ 39. Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will increase financial support for the British Council library in Addis Ababa in view of the over use and condition of the books.
§ Mr. KershawThe Council is increasing in the current financial year considerably its allocation for books in Ethiopia and will endeavour within the limits of funds available to maintain and, if possible, further increase provision for this library.
§ Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will initiate a scheme for the collection of books voluntarily donated for use by British Council libraries in developing countries.
§ Mr. KershawThe British Council's objective in maintaining libraries overseas is to make available a regular supply of up-to-date volumes selected to meet the needs of readers there. Experience with public library services in this country has shown that balanced and representative collections cannot be built up from haphazardly discarded books of donors, however well-intentioned.