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(a) That the work of remedying the defect should be done as soon as possible
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(B). That the means for camming FERRE should be ready at Singapore.
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3. It will be observed that the
quickest, and only way of effecting this under wxisting conditions, is to cut out Saigon, and Connect the cable which runs direct to that
fort from Singapore with the cable running from Hongking to laigon. The amount of cable that would be required is not much over
100 miles, and the two Repairing Cable Ships
and the store of cable maintained by
the
Eastern Telegraph C. at Singapore would suffice
for the purpose.
to rectify this weak link in our
4.
It seems to
my
Lords so important
chain of
are of opinion that
telegraph cables, that they
we ought to anticipate an emergency and
Complete the work in time of peace, and are inclined to favour the suggestion for
they
laying a second cable from Singapore to jou
the Branch from Hongkong to Saugon, leaving the
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