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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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