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which are at present all that is paid by the firms.
29.
Attention is invited to remarks in paragraph 8(a)
which are considered of first importance when dealing with
Indian guards and to those in paragraph 38 which should
apply no matter what guards are carried.
30.
Part III. Measures which it is considered that
firms should be compelled to take when protected by
Government Armed Forces.
Having dealt with the claims of the firms the
other side of the question will now be considered.
As it stands now the arrangement
31.
one-si de d.
is entirely
Ey plating a Military guard on board a ship
the Government assumes respon si bili ty for her defence
hut has little control over contributing factors.
are:
These
(a)
Grilles.
(b) Organisation of ship's officers and men against
piracy.
(c) Control of passengers.
(a)
32.
Control of sailings.
When Military guards were first instituted a
proposal was put forward that the Anti-Piracy Committee
should have the power to withhold guard should the firms
not comply with reasonable recommendations for the
internal safety of their ships. The need of this is very
no ti ceable when the present situation is examined.
33.
defences.
"(a) Grilles".
Very little has been done by firms to improve their
For instance, Military guards have had to use