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As it is improbable that more than five or s

six.N. C. Offiers & Sappers, trained in Submarine Mining - will be stationed here; I think it is very importient - that some local auxiliary force Established - & 20 fur trained in the drill x laying out of Submarine mines. as to be able, under the direction of the Imall European betachment, to quickly place the Harbour in an efficient State of Torpedoe Orfruce, with the рги

recrut number of mines at the station. I would propose that for this

a small company of

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of 50

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permanently raised auxiliary Expriceer force _ in peace

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Somewhat under sunitar.

Conditims as

Company.

the Excoting You Lascar with this face-after

a long course ofpreliminary training, I believe it would be possible, to force

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out

Efficient Submarine Mining ortad - ment : which would be able to placent the mines supplied to this thation, as Grickly and efficiently "Ame_ with regard to the supervisio req.id- & the number of skilled

as can be

marcie Miners available to

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I think that should this be accmplished that

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Careful ofpractive - twice a year-

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