CO129-553-3 Anti-piracy measures 7-3-1935 - 4-11-1935 — Page 25

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of the ourtificute should be conuiti, nal upon;

(u) the fitting of adequate grilles;

(b) the provision of efficient gards;

(a) the provision of an efficient wireless

telugruph upparatus of auequate

power and a fully qualified operator,

who should be ennicyou full time on this uu ty.

ɔken

hile tue schone was intunuều primurily for British vessels,

it was thought that ships in nun-British ownership mi ht also be eligible to apply for these cartificates if owners

go desireu o It was tree that such a syǝtum chould

be supplementary to, una not take thi plugs of the ordinary

Bouru u Truse certificates and shoul be on a voluntary

bubis. Inurection would of course be obligatory before a

oertilioute Yas -Tuntau ullu tile eust us the scheme doula

have to be borne, in some way or other, by the companies.

3.

The conference agreau that shen a system as that outlin... above, if suitably representou to the British

shipping companies concurued, might soil moet with tikir

approval and would probably, through force or competition,

result in « Bidespread improvencut in the protectivO geasures taken. Before aperuaching the companies, however,

anu 19 view of the rosible existence of difficulties

which could only be appreciated locally (such as, for

example, the lack of sequats curveyin, staff at Shane baž,

und the possible Boca for legislative Bunctione in order,

for Lostance, to prevent the misubo of certificates) it

fus consluerou gesirable that the hribish authorities in

China and Hon. Kong should we consulted first and that, if

in the liat of twir rieng as subsequently furulabod, the Scheme still appeared practicable, the shipping conranjes

should then so sounded, preferably through their

representatives/

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