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Copy of Delegram from Viceroy to Secretary of State
for India, dated Dolhi, 2nd, liarch, 1922.
526IT. Your telegram dated 13th January, No.174. Imperial "reless Telegraph Chain. With every desire to assist in execution of scheme which has been approved by the Cabinet and the Imperial Conference, and to secure advantage of State ownership and direct control, and keenly alive as we are to risk of ontrusting this service to a
company which may possibly secure a monopolist control,
wo have re-oxmined the position and are confronted with
following difficulties in the way of our undertaking
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Jastruction of a station according to plans of Wireless
Comittas.
Fara, 2 Firstly, we are definitely unable to provide
funds at present. The work is not likely to be remunerative
and would have to be financed from revenue. Te are informed
thrt figure mentioned by you is probably a serious under
estimato2 ilercover, it does not include expenditure on
account of royaltics, patent rights or defensive measures,
Secvedly, we have not the staff to undertake the work,
Thirdly, wo are doubtful whether the Assembly and the
general public would endorse the policy,
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Para 34 Position stands thus with regard tɔ
communication between the allod Kulgdra and Tirila: we base
taken into consider Sion DuseloTilly TiTAL DE ONDEVE advloers
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