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 58 STAT.] CANADA-RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONSNov 5s25,943 Jan. 17, 1944 Enclosure: 1. Draft of authorization. NORMAN ROBERTSON, Esquire, Under Secretary of State for EternalAffairs, Ottawa. Subject: Military Radio Broadcasting Stations To: Commanding General Northwest Service Command c/o Postmaster Seattle, Washington 1. Reference is made to your letter of 28 September 1943, [11 ad- dressed to the Special Service Division, Information Branch, Radio Section, Los Angeles, California, subject: "Military Radio Broad- casting Stations." With the consent and during the pleasure of the Canadian Government, you are authorized to establish armed forces radio broadcasting stations at Whitehorse, Fort Nelson, Watson Lake, Simpson, Norman Wells, and Northway. 2. The operation of these radio broadcasting stations will be sub- ject to the following conditions: (a) All applicable provisions of the Canadian Broadcasting Act of 1936, the Radio Act of 1938, and regulations made thereunder shall be observed. (b) Program material will be restricted to transscriptions prepared for armed forces of the United Nations by the Special Service Di- vision, Army Service Forces, local talent programs of a strictly enter- tainment character, and such Canadian programs as may be made available by Canadian Government agencies. (c) Every assistance will be rendered Canadian Government author- ities in the provision of wire circuits and other facilities which may be required for the delivery of news or other programs desired by them. (d) A diligent and continuing survey of public reaction to pro- grams will be maintained to the end that no criticism of any character will be permitted to develop. (e) The local commanding officer will be held strictly accountable for the exercise of good taste and propriety in the selection of program material and for the complete avoidance of commercialism, sectarian- ism, and editoralizing on political or controversial subjects. 3. Technical details such as power and the choice of frequency, etc. will be arranged through the direct channel established between the Controller of Radio, Ministry of Transport and the Office of the Chief Signal Officer in the same manner as for all other Army radio facil- ities in Canada. By order of the Secretary of War: [Not printed.] 1239 Proposed draft of authorization, pro- visions.

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