Publicity arrangements in East Pakistan should be strengthened and the Unity Fund should be administered by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
MEANS FOR NATIONAL GUIDANCE AND RECONSTRUCTION
A number of media are available for National Guidance and Reconstruction, but the principal agency for influencing public opinion will be Ministries of Education and Information and Broadcasting.
In the last analysis the policy guidance has to come from the President, but subject to his overall direction, the Board of National Reconstruction is in charge of the policies and mechanics of National Guidance and Reconstruction. The newly set up Bureau of Reconstruction will be a useful agency not only with regard to certain special items, but also for reviewing the overall picture and submitting proposals before the Board.
These arrangements for overall guidance and research seem adequate, but the machinery available for implementing the policies of the Board of National Reconstruction will also have to be strengthened. The lines on which the Ministry of Education should be strengthened have been indicated in the body of this report. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has also prepared detailed proposals for strengthening publicity in the country, and is taking them up with the Ministry of finance.
This report was approved by the Group at its meeting held on the 3rd December. 1958.
