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In any further communica

tion on this subject, please qhote

M-10333.

and address letter to--

The Secretary,

Admiralty, Whitehall,

Admiralty,

23

London, S.W.

Sir,

admy

17th

Confidential

April 1915.

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18027

ME 19 APP 15

With reference to your letter of the 6th instant, No.39825/191, I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of

the Admiralty to acquaint you, for the information of the

Secretary of State for the Colonies, that the situation of the proposed Naval Medium Power Station at Hong Kong renders

it likely that signals to and from certain directions will be

screened especially on short wave lengths such as are used by Destroyers, Submarines and mosquito craft generally.

2.- Such signalling may therefore have to be carried

out by the Station at Cape d'Aguilar, which will have to

"work in" with Stone Cutters for the purpose, and for this

reason my Lords would prefer the control of the Stations to

be under one head.

3.- It is accordingly proposed to adhere to the original intention that Cape d'Aguilar be manned by Naval Ratings,

but

it will be necessary during the war for the crew to be employés of the Marconi Company, as no Naval ratings can be

spared.

4.- If Mr. Harcourt concurs in this proposal, My Lords

will arrange for the manning of Cape d'Aguilar.

I am,

Sir,

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

Your obedient Servant,

1 WS Anderson

for Secretary

L.P.-No S.