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a State-owned station La England if England except through
Majesty's Government so decided.
BR. BROWN agreed, but pointed out that it would require some strength on the part of 51e Lajest, 's
Goverment to refuse to allow a commercial company in
acquiescing in England whilst
the suggested proposal of
e commercial company in India.
DR. ECULES pointed out that other facts should be
kept in mind; for instance, the compensation already
paid for breach of contract to the Maroont Company.
The Goverument was in a strong position with regard to
patents. He also pointed out that the situation differ-
ed from that of 1913 in as much as the Navy, Army, AiT
Force and toss Office now probably possess greater te
technical experience than the Marconi Company, and
other Companies had arisen whose competition had brought
down prices,
K, BOW naked whether there would bo political
objcations to mis kajesty's Governsent erecting and
working the station in India.
of India M. BAILOR Jonsidered that the Government/would not
object to being relieved of the financial obligatim
of building the station,
THE FOSTMALIAR GEMERAL asked if the second station
ingypt and the station ac dong Kong wore abandoned,
what effect this would have on the financial question,
DR. BOGENS replied that if the stations in
England and India were both given double power, i.e.
240 E.T., and the station at ong Kong and second
Egyptian station were dropped, he considered there
might be a slight raving on oarital cost and considerable
saving on the initial sanval upkeep.
TEL FOSTLASTKI GELĒKAM said he was impressed by the
danger of allowing a world-wide moncpely to be set up.
he would prefer the greeted scheme of powerful
stationa