CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922 — Page 409

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DIA KENNY MOLLAN Aid he could not congeive that the

Govora tent of the Iritish agire should stand aside and let

their lap rial sonemo go by lafault at a time when the Vailed

states of Jerica, fr.noe, Italy and other gountries 7ere

busily ongagel iz setting up world-wide wireless communica-

tion. He re sindca the Commip that rer IsLantatives of the

four largest ormmercial irel: se dorporations were cov

esting at Jannes endeaving to establish a world-wide

wireless monopoly. The views of the Iporial ireless

Flexray Comittee retained the 1st word in teohcical

advies. bc dee eich of the Cabinet arrived at after cart=

ful discussion was that Imperial Communications shoul::

remain in the nende of the tate. NO tae Joverament of

India, for financial reasons, the Government of Lustralia

for other reasons, RIC zeparing to ulscard to Imperial

de considered t t it was importeat that the

G07.ra cont saoula PrezGive the Ierial scheme.

THE POSTMASTER GENERAL stated that he was very maxicus

to save the sancce. Goal! 26t an cfiative ache re if

India and Australia &tood out ?

DR. BOJILE suid the partnership ariaage ent in

australia left twe Jom onwealth Government in control and

thus ar. hughes ned adh, red so the reclution he su,port.d

at the Imperial Conference, aukl, that australia would join

in the imp rial Onsin, but would co-o; rate in our own way.

Therefore the action of ustralia hai not in itself injured

the Imperial Chain scheme.

MR BARDING Suzusted that is just 's government

should keep iws statica in tue unived Angiom in ite cAD

hants. The Jovera.eut val tae pu ar to refise lisences

to private cumspl s in gland to communicate with

Britisa territory.

Australia and India would

Got ou able ti garry on communiaution with /

Lagland

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