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TELEGRAN NUMBER 79 OF 14 FEERUAKY,
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1912-18232
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YOUR TELNO 51 OF 10 FERUARY, CTBT.
1. ANDVERS FOR ST HELENA, ASCENSION, TRISTAN DA CUNHA AS FOLLOWS.
(A) AND (B) NO ODJECTION.
(C) TRISTAN AND ASCENSION ARE ALL CROWN LAND. ON ST HELENA
OVERNMENT OWNS MOST OF THE LAND AND CAN ACQUIRE PRIVATE
LAND FOR POZLIC PURPOSES.
(D) ASCENSION HAS TWICE WEEKLY ACCESS BY AIR ON USAF MAC
FLIGHTS FROM FLURIDA. OTHERWISE IT AND ST HELENA ARE SERVED
DY AMS ST HELENA JOURNEYING BETWEEN AVONMOUTH AND CAPETOWN, SOUTH
ONE MONTH AND NORTH THE NEXT. AT PRESENT THE SHIP IS
HEAVILY BOOKED MONTHS AHEAD, TRISTAN DA CUNHA HAS THREE
VISITS A YEAR BY SUPPLY VESSEL TRISTANIA 11 OUT OF CAPETOWN
AND AGAIN BOOKINGS SHOULD BE MADE WELL IN ADVANCE. PREFERABLE
TO USE A NAVAL VESSEL OR CHARTER FOR TRISTAN. SEA CONDITIONS
ARE OFTEN ROUCH AT TRISTAN AND PREVENT LANDING, THERE IS
NO A INFIELD ON ST HELENA OR TRISTAN, SUPPLIES OF FOOD FOR
A SMALL NUMBER OF PERSONS SHOULD BE READILY AVAILABLE ON ALL
ISLANDS BUT ALL OTHER MATERIALS TOOLS EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE BROUGHT IN. TRANSPORT WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON ASCENSION AND ST MILENA. ADMINISTRATOR TRISTAN HAS ONE LANDROVER ONLY.
TECHNICIANS TO ASSIST IN MAINTENANCE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE ON
ASCENSION AND POSSIBLY FROM CABLE AND WIRELESS ON ST HELENA
WHILST SOME HELP MAY BE PROVIDED ON TRISTAN BY RADIO OPERATOR
OR BY PERSONNEL OF TRISTAN INVESTMENT CRAWFISH FACTORY.
(E) POLICE FORCE ON ST HELENA IS SMALL, ON ASCENSION
SMALLER WITH FOUR CONSTABLES AND TWO OFFICERS. ON TRISTAN
THERE IS ONE SOT ONLY: IN THESE REMOTE PEACEABLE ISLANDS
THERE SHOULD BE NO SECURITY RISK.
(F) LOCAL LABOUR SHOULD BE AVAILABLE ON ALL ISLANDS ON
ASCENSION DY ARRANGEMENT WITH CABLE AND WIRELESS OR WITH USAF
MAGE.
CONFIDENHA
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