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PUBLIC RECORD.OFFICE

RAFT.

Mr.

Mry

MINUTE.

Mr. Wingfield.

Mr. Bramston.

Mr. Meade

Sif R. Herbert.

Lord Onslow

Sir H. T. Holland.

advantage

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to be derived from main.

·laining intact telegraphic

Communication would rest

with this country.

5. Ats, however, it was

found that it would

be impossible to bring

about

any

such general

agreement under present

it is clearly

circumstances,

this

the duty of country

to act in sach

Cara as'

may seem desirable.

and consequently the

C.D.C

that is

so great opportunity should be

lost of pressing forward

the constinction of such

a

line in time of peace.

4. Their Landsliches

will be aware that ther

C.D.C. in their memo.

of 19th Jul 1886,

municated to you

Com-

700. Sen. 976486

25th Oct. 1886, recommended

that any opportunit

which presents itself

should be seized of Endeavouring

to obtain

Engagement

telegraph

international

to respect

cables

time of war.

mmendation

the fumm.

wa

were

that whether as

During

K

This recom

madras

f opinion

belligerents

or ventrals the balance of

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