MEMORANDUM OF MEETING: WORKING GROUP - COMMITTEE ON BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION (COBAT)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01634R000300030017-8
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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 11, 2000
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: May 8, 1956
• Content Type: MIN

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OPEB.ATIOidS CGORDINATIIaG BOARD
Washington 25, D, C.
May F3, 1956
MEfiI0RK1dDUNI OF i~~~ETIT~iG: working Group - Committee on Broadcasting
and Televisic.n (COBAT)
15th P~Ieeting held 2 p.m. , May 7, 195
OCB Conference Fcoom
T~orkin~ Group-I~Iembe~s Presents
USIA - Mr. Frederick A. Long, Chaixman
ICA ~ Mr. Harry Carr ,
Def. - Lt. Col. N1. %;. t~illiamson
CIA -Representative present
OCB - Nir. P~.lph R. Busick
1. The CIA representative recommended that the sentence, "It
was proposed that State express its poJ.icies directly to USIA," be
added to the first paragraph of the minutes of the April 30 meeting,
~xhich was approved, and the minutes were then adopted.
2. piscussion of the joint COBAT-TFTB paper on "International
Broadcasting Facilities," developed the opinion that other agencies
besides State should have an opportunity to make recommendations pro-
moting policy on the subject, especially with regard to disposal of
the transmitting units, perhaps in a way different from the way USIA
i~rould recommend. It was agreed that recpmmendatic:ns should be con-
tingent upon a political paper from State.
3. The Chairman reported that USIA had decided the U.S. should
be represented at the UNESCO meeting on establishment of international
film libraries. This would mean that three representatives of the
film industry and one representative of the government would attend
the Saris meeting,
~.. The 0hairman reported that the Director of the University
in Tehran is in Washington and has requested the U.b. to undertake
establishment in Tehran of a Beirut-type television project.
5. The Defense representative reported that its TV installat3.on
at Harmpn would begin broadcasts July 4. Canadian Broadcasting Company
is cooperating with Defense in programming.
6. The next meeting w~.11 be held at 2:00 p.m. May 71,. at OCB.
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Ralph R. Busick
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