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21 APR 1879 WAR OFFICE,

18th April

1879

I am directed by the Secretary

forter to transmit to you, told

fore the Sanitary of State for th copy of a despatch from

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if the defences of the Table. zin Peninsula.

Eam tostate that Colonel Stantly

in the views expressed by ford Ford - rigt (1) that the defence to towns Cape Town and

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as a whole and not separetety :- and (2) that in order to carry this practically

-into effect, the forces pronded for their defence should be placed under the command of the Offices Commanding Her Majesty's Forces in South Africa.

The Seastary of State Inter Allegrizing the principle that the defluce of Simon's Town from attack bysea must for a charge against Imperial Funds, would carefully considered Report, more in detail, with an approximate estimate of the cost of the various works requisite to carry into complete effect the proposals of the Queue Offices Commanding ; including the conversion of the batteries Lately erected at sape Town and Simini Bay into permanent

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