C
31
19ULL 1932
(THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC AJESTY'S GOVERNMENT.)
94
SECRET.
I.C.C. 1411.
COPY NO. 25
COMMITTEE OF IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
IMPERIAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE.
WIRELESS STATIONG IN HONG KONG.
(Previous Paper No. I.C.C. 1409.)
Letter from the Admiralty to the Secretary,
Imperial Communications Committee.
Reference M.01558/32.
14th July, 1932.
Sir,
With reference to conclusion (c) of item 10 f
the Minutes of the 79th Meeting of the Imperial Communications
Committee, held on the 31st May last, on the subject of
Commercial wireless services at Hong Kong, I am commanded
by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to state that
whilst the requirements for communications to the Far East in
time of war laid down in the report of the Sub-Committee of
the Imperial Communications Committee contained in 1.0.0.920,
are fulfilled by the existing British cables, Eust about
through Colombo and West about through Canada, They are of the
opinion that an extra line of communication between Singapore
and Hong Kong would be very desirable if Hong Kong were
actually threatened, and that, if the Hong Kong cable had been
cut by a raid, such a line would be essential.
My Lords do not consider that it would be politic in
the present state of trade, to press Imperial and International
The Secretary,
Imperial Communications Committee,
2, Whitehall Gardens,
S.W.1.
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