"الملف ‎7/2 IV سلاح الجو الملكي البريطاني" أراضي الهبوط والمراسي [و‎‎١‎٩‎٠] (٥٥٠/٣٩٢)

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British dorses in *Ir&su
Hinaidi, 'ir^g*
June, 1956*
Two mf?mb# v r8 of my nt&ff hfcfa just returned froa
HHTi J aH where they met the nlgnalu representative of
Imperial irways with the object of choosing * ite for
the proposed r >. P. ancl resiote ooritrol "VT transmitter
referred to in your 5-»S of 1956 d Srd January 1936.
They were also to iveatigute the question of defence
of .ny buildings required outsiae the present
encloaare*
2* e ^ result of thia vi^it &nu a«eti.ng, it is now
definitely Known tiu t the transmitter will be pl&oed in
the pre^^nt fort* It has also been sug? eeted to ..ir
MlnlBtry tbi.t the I>. ?. •pp&r&tae (exoe.-t four meste)
oi\n hIbo be located in the fort* If thi^ ie ^reea tq»
&a eeuias prot^ole, no defence^tAueation will arise
there being only the four musts outside the wire* Iff
on he other h^iu, a builciing he^ to be built outeiae
the wire for the • iust^il6tlctfi p it ie conaiaered tht
it woulu have to be evacuated in case of attack* For
technical re&aona no aetal could be used in its
conatruction, but subject to this restriction, it would
be built as strongly a© possible in oruxr to oafegttaru
its contents if p ).sible it it aid have t be vacated*
It is considered that the present number of guards -
36 - would be sufficient to provide protection for
whatever ad .itl onal ecji i, c nt or building in put up*
3* It was decided th&t the site for the masts would
be about 700 yards . of the fort; the building, if
any, woul 1 be in the centre of the four masts which
woul i forn a square 100 feet f part*
4* try officers were very favourebly lapresBed with
•\BT)UTJ the aency 'gent, was «os 4 -.
obliging and helpful*
5. The question of hou ring guards at 3H .H
which you rai ded in your No® 253—" of 195o dated 7th
April, was gone into* It is not considered desirable
or oracticable to houae the whole 36 of them inside
the -ire nor is it desirable to have many of thea
insida the fort a© they woula be likely to interfere
with the privacy of visitors if oonstantly patrolling
the walls ana court yard, but in tractions were given
through the Ktssidenay Agent for 12 of thesi to be
permanently housed in the external block—house aud
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We HesideCcy, ir^HIEE*
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Political \gent, *