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ALL COMMUNICATIONS
TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE
CROWN ACENTS FOR THE COLONIES, THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE
BATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.
TELEGRAMS, "OROWN, LONDON."
TELEPHONE 1632 VICTORIA.
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WHITEHALL GARDENS,
LONDON, S. W.
3rd June 1913
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Sir,
Tele-
We communicated to the Anglo-French Wireless
graph Co. Ltd the substance of your letter of 23rd May graph No.13938/13 relative to the proposed wireless telegraph
stations at Hong Kong, Barbados, Penang, Singapore and
Mombasa and I have now the honour to enclose a copy of their
reply.
The Company it will be seen are prepared to accept
the conditions laid down by the Secretary of State with
regard to the amount of the bond and the period during which
it shall be binding provided they are allowed to augment
the amount of their tenders by £175 per station. The
additional eum will still leave the Anglo French Company's
tenders very substantially lower than the offers submitted
by other Companies. I have accordingly to enquire whether
the Secretary of State will authorise us to enter into con-
tracts with them for the five stations in question on this
basis.
Under Secretary of State
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Colonial office.
I have the honour to be,
sir,
Your Obedient Servant
for Grown Agents.