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included a system under which wessels would report at
frequent intervals by radio to the naval authorities.
Sir M. Lampson said that the possibilities of wire-
less including the installation of automatic signalling
apparatus on all vessels had already been fully di scussed by
the British authorities. There were however various technical
difficulties which had so far proved insuperable. Difficulties
in regard to space and operators prevented the installation of
ordinary wireless on most vessels while it was difficult to
devino a system of automatic signalling which would give the Navy the requisite details such as the actual position of the
ship at a given moment.
Mr. MacMurray said that he had received a telegram from his Admiral which, while not altogether clear, indicated that the British and French Admirals - more particularly the British - were not really keen on the scheme or hopeful of
its sucee88.
Sir M. Lampson replied that Admiral Tyrwhitt had certainly not given the scheme a very encouraging reception but he understood that that was because the Admiral thought that there was little practical possibility of getting workable schene going. Sir M. Lampson pointed out that of
course the proposals under discussion had all along turned essentially on the naval experts agreeing to some scheme. The British authorities had tried various measures, both preventive and punitive. They had unfortunately not been
very successful. Measures like those taken in the last
might in fact prove extremely unpopular among the shipping companies. It was for this reason that the present discussions arose. It had been hoped that some better scheme might be
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