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IMPERIAL WIRELESS COMMITTED

17th Meeting.

The Committee met on the 7th July 1913 when

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there were present:-

Major Boys (War Office)

Mr.De Wardt)

Mr.Frost

Post Office

Mr, Gunton

Commander Kettlewell

(Admiralty) Commander Loring (Post

Office) Colonel Macdonogh

(War Office)

Mr. Shaughnessy (Post

Office)

Mr. Johnson (Colonial Office)

Mr.Simpson (India)

Mr. Nichols (Secretary)

East Africa Station.

1. The Committee considered

the final report from Captain Crawley and Mr. Kingston regarding

the sites for the station in Fast

Africa. It appeared that further

enquiries had confirmed the

impression that the best site was that at Chania Bridge recommended

in the previous report.

If a

distance of 16 miles between the transmitting and receiving stations was considered essential this

could be attained without

sacrificing the advantage of the

use of water power either by

trans ring