In any further communica
tion on this subject, please qhote
M-10333.
and address letter to--
The Secretary,
Admiralty, Whitehall,
Admiralty,
23
London, S.W.
Sir,
admy
17th
Confidential
April 1915.
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ME 19 APP 15
With reference to your letter of the 6th instant, No.39825/191, I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of
the Admiralty to acquaint you, for the information of the
Secretary of State for the Colonies, that the situation of the proposed Naval Medium Power Station at Hong Kong renders
it likely that signals to and from certain directions will be
screened especially on short wave lengths such as are used by Destroyers, Submarines and mosquito craft generally.
2.- Such signalling may therefore have to be carried
out by the Station at Cape d'Aguilar, which will have to
"work in" with Stone Cutters for the purpose, and for this
reason my Lords would prefer the control of the Stations to
be under one head.
3.- It is accordingly proposed to adhere to the original intention that Cape d'Aguilar be manned by Naval Ratings,
but
it will be necessary during the war for the crew to be employés of the Marconi Company, as no Naval ratings can be
spared.
4.- If Mr. Harcourt concurs in this proposal, My Lords
will arrange for the manning of Cape d'Aguilar.
I am,
Sir,
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
Your obedient Servant,
1 WS Anderson
for Secretary
L.P.-No S.