Vote provision for the COI  

These figures show the amounts allocated by the Treasury to the Central Office of Information and, below, the amounts allocated for the production of film and television material to promote the image of Britain around the world.

year ending 31 March

	net booked expenditure
	£
1958	2,093,200
1959	2,494,000
1960	2,885,000
1961	3,869,000
1962	4,749,000	*
*revised to	5,174,000

Source: Treasury Monthly Divisional Reports
 

Vote provision for film
year ending 31 March

	newsreel/TV	other film
	£	£
1961	224,300	489,050
1962	363,550	485,600
1963	369,000	499,000
1964	603,000	603,000
1965	807,000	723,000

Source: Knight and Porter: A Long Look at Short Films

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