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Mathew Horsman
Wednesday 24 July 1996 18:02 EDT
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The BBC was forced to accept the appointment of a special working party, set up to review its controversial plans to reorganise the World Service, following a frank meeting that was held between the chairman of the BBC governors, Sir Christopher Bland, and the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkind.

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