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is rather a question for the police than for the defence of the port against external
luemies.
With repreme to the question raised by the Groenor in his telegram forwarded in your letter of the 10th wist" on the bubject of the protection to be afforded to the Selegraph Cables in the event of was, the Committer
are of piccion that the Cables can be to Easily severed at sea even at a considerable distance from the shore, that as protection
security agnant
on land can afford any
the interruption of communication by
telegraph.
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Reference:-
CO 537/170
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