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Copy of Delegram from Viceroy to Secretary of State

for India, dated Dolhi, 2nd, liarch, 1922.

526IT. Your telegram dated 13th January, No.174. Imperial "reless Telegraph Chain. With every desire to assist in execution of scheme which has been approved by the Cabinet and the Imperial Conference, and to secure advantage of State ownership and direct control, and keenly alive as we are to risk of ontrusting this service to a

company which may possibly secure a monopolist control,

wo have re-oxmined the position and are confronted with

following difficulties in the way of our undertaking

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Jastruction of a station according to plans of Wireless

Comittas.

Fara, 2 Firstly, we are definitely unable to provide

funds at present. The work is not likely to be remunerative

and would have to be financed from revenue. Te are informed

thrt figure mentioned by you is probably a serious under

estimato2 ilercover, it does not include expenditure on

account of royaltics, patent rights or defensive measures,

Secvedly, we have not the staff to undertake the work,

Thirdly, wo are doubtful whether the Assembly and the

general public would endorse the policy,

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Para 34 Position stands thus with regard tɔ

communication between the allod Kulgdra and Tirila: we base

taken into consider Sion DuseloTilly TiTAL DE ONDEVE advloers

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