'Subject peoples

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issued a bulletin in criticism of After the incredibly undistin- mean to say they have closed Queen. the Empire fiasco from which guished Part l, one can only. the Suez Canal?' spires. It seems that Aubrey bright boys burned their way . The same who planned this he portrayed as ignorant brutes Singer, head of Features at the through 75 miles of actual film. gigantic historical enterprise, was lusting for the blood of the The BBC issued a statement of principles which claims: 'We are not setting out to justify the British Empire, nor to belittle it. We will try to strike a balance between achievements and fail ures. We will avoid oversentimentality. Although the British point of view • will generally predominate, it will not be to the exclusion of the views of the subject peoples.' Get that! -'the subject peoples'.

Perhaps the BBC wasn't aware that they are no longer 'subject'? Does that seem impossible to you? It's quite conceivable really it you think tnat the series over- ..... 11.:..1. all Editor, Max Morgan-Witts, was heard to say during the course of last year: Do you homage to their Great and Good TRI GERMANY WHERE IS BRITAIN GOING? HISTORY OF RUSSIAN REVOLUTION 3 vols AGE OF PERMANENT REVOLUTION REVOLUTION BETRAYED PROBLEMS OF CHINESE REVOLUTION cloth PERMANENT REVOLUTION :

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