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Cɔpy of signal sent to Hɔng Kɔng

Car unications Board,

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Admiralty

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C.in C. Hɔng Kɔng.

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Chairmen British Joint Communications Boar?

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Chairman Hong Kong Counicati na Mbɔerd.

Your 100750Z April cosidorol at noctin: 16th April Minutus of which will be sent by air somnost possi' lo.

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Mecting agree? Not report Not possible roduce requirements of transmitting and receiving channels. Those Cuteile! in ¡inutes of Mooting 2uth February are essential minimum, Receiver channels any be considerably incrensul tɔ Loot "y" requirements which Not report Not yet finalised.

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Appears to be smo misunderstanlin, of our actual intentions regardin land for sites. Follɔwin given in cm; lification of Minutes previous moting.

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(1). Nɔt report Not essential have exclusive rights over two areas of 250

acros, but two croes this size considero losirable tɔ ace saɔdate aerial systems if optimum results to be obtained.

(2) Essential land require.ents are

(A) Exclusive use no ench site of minimum arer of land necessery

accɔɔto kin Trumanitter or Receiver House plus ancillery buildin whose runs to be funcul in for security and night possibly be of order of 20 to 30 norus depending on final plan of station.

(D) Exclusive use of strip of len? sufficiently wik and lɔng to

provide adequate earrin way to orch sito.

(0) Outside of cagoune.

ihts to instal masts and associated

foodur lines for nurinl systums. This could be obtained by either (i) Furchase of swell plots on/or strips of lan or (ii) loase or apropriate lan! from present owners.(iii) Possilly combination of Lɔth.

(D) Fully appreciate ingortance fɔɔl growing an^ in (C)(i)

maximum possible mount of len roun?asts could bo lonsel to local farmers while in (C)(ii) Landlord be permittul use of maximum possible amount of land.

(E) Right of access to aerial meets enl fooler systems for

maintenance. Where lan undur rice it may be necessary provido sucll causewrys for this purpose as safeguard Curing fludin; sons ns. Lihts to bo obtained as in

(C) above.

Officials at present in Lonɔn frɔ Hɔng Kong consider that under

Sme scheme as outlined above it should be possible tɔ fin! nocossary sites.

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