PUBLIC RECORD.OFFICE
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31 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
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members are willing to go
through the necessary
of
ме
of
re
instruction.
-Whilst attaching
course
dive
ight to the large resources the port in
and
aterial, it must be
of our
chiefly
bered that the crews
mercantile ships are
natives,
omposed of us
who would be ill fitted to
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a
boat attack with
the taral forces of a European power,
and this
ani additional reac
" presents itself for covering the Minefields with batteries fully capable of conching
such
an
attack.
On the whole, however. the Naval Authorities
opinion that with
a
are
of
little
preparations fairly good provision
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can be made with the
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: operation of Government
for manning
the boats, the
of course,
bering placed
be
under the Naval Discipline. Act- but that there might considerable difficulty
regards officers
less
a.o
ment is sent out
reinforcement
from home for the purpose.
The
Committee consider it miperation at this Station that the Gerard boat protection of the Minefield should be entirely
of the ctary.
in the hands
but
the establishment before hand
of a system of
tacties by
which are cooperation would be secured is excential.
It is believed that this is under the consideration of the Stone Authorities.
As regando etaval cooperation
in
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