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the advance by the village of Yaw-ma-ti western sido, and by the castern
the
beach, to the cremy *.
They would not.
less and the garrison in defending the
landing party.
island against
III. O member of the Committee is anxious that his contention should be chronicled that
increase to the mobile force, or,
either an
fortifications,
attack on
J
are necessary
to frustrate
the southern shore,
an
could not allow this to appear in the
scheme
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that is based on
on doing the best with our present personnel and matériel.
For I consider that a
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garrison of the present strength with the increase lately voted would be able to meet the landing of a force of the contemplated strength. Well. Another member of the Committee was
some reference in the scheme should be made to the necessity of scouting vessels at intervals of about 15 and & milco from the coast to signal the
most anxious that some
approach
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