International records / Foreign Relations of the United States

150. Memorandum From the Office of Public Information, United States Information Agency to USIA Employees

ese programs described significant and interesting aspects of American life—leisure time, the American housewife, American youth, an American university and other subjects. Another targetted TV series, entitled “Personal Report”, was inaugurated for Nigeria, using a Nigerian student in Washington as the commentator. This series projected selected aspects of the American scene to a Nigerian audience in terms comprehensible to them. Twelve programs have been produced to date. In 1962 a series entitled “Washington Reports” was started for Japan. This bi-weekly program features a Japanese correspo…