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Malta's claim to an Airgraph service was supported by the Quartermaster-General, but Captain Murray suggested that Malta had been served well during the previous six months.

It was explained that all airgraph apparatus ordered had already been allocated, and that additional apparatus would not be available for some nine months. It was possible however, that some apparatus intended for Australia, but not at present acceptable in that country, might become available for Malta in about April 1942. It was considered that Malta, which had a Thin Postcard service inward and a rationed letter card service outward, with full air transmission throughout, and à relatively better air service than the Middle East, was comparatively well served. difficulties of shipping the apparatus and sensitised paper necessary to work an Airgraph service would be considerable; if the paper had to be taken by air there would be less advantage from the Air Ministry point of view.

THE COMMITTEE:-

(a) invited the Postmaster-General to consider

the matter further and to report to the Committee; and

The

(b) instructed the Secretary to inform the

Chiefs of Staff Committee of the position."

Great George Street, S.W.1.

24th December, 1941.

(Signed)

C.R. PRICE.

Acting Secretary.

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