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communal siter for transmitting and receiving stations in new territories are being caplored owing to imposeibility of finding adequata separate sites. Proposals are approximately 250 acres or less for each site thus much smaller than those quoted in Admiralty letter of 8th January, Consider it would not (repeat not) be nesenuary to exolude public from all agen in fact probably up to 75 per cent could return to cultivation after construction. vary effort being made to avold recommending rezumption of any considerable aree of cultivated land. Regions of Ping Bhan and Sen rán further north being explored particularly for Crow or uncultivated land including possible ärainage or roclamation of Marshland, Imperial Wireless Telegraphy Board have assumed technical directions. Eventual recommendations will be influenced by this and also 2inal decision regarding airl'ield. Imperial Wireless Telegraphy Board have been requested to keep Colonisl office posted on their part.
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