these
confidential suggestions, but before
Commission:
J. Meade
to 1.0.0
a.a.D.
8/11
-Defence
Proceed as Mr. Pearson proposes referring to and letter of the Myth of Oct. treat 139. ?
The scheme reads very well. but it has this disadvantage that in the event of a Chinese outbreak the town & the Civil officials & their Europeans come be at the mercy of the Military being safely concentrated a mile away in Whera The present military barracks divide the town into three portions, the Troops
The spot : & I rather think that guns can be placed as to command the town from one sheet
I think I hear that the Queens Redoubt is commanded by Embrasure -
Proceed as suggested – having that the Scheme should be considered also in its bearing upon the security of the Civil European population, including the Governor
Meade
Mr. T. D. Hall de min 8.9.1
Mr Meade
Mr. De Robeck
S.W. O. 16/11
If I understand rightly, it is not proposed to hold now a quarry at Iftam but make a chamber which will bring down
That locality water which now runs to waste? that how this is
If I am not wrong we should promise that this scheme should not be made available again for the purpose of the Water Supply question There is no reason why Lukich should be in a state of uncertainty that both sources of Water, in peace, may be cut off in time of War.
I think Mr. Crepare assumes there is a reservoir which might be destroyed. Probably we should get what the actual statement of Mr. C.
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