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Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State ( Long )

and in certain respects frustrated. The frustrated attempts are B. A., Santiago, and Pretoria. In spite of his opposition we have succeeded in establishing telecommunications or permission for telecommunications of various kinds with Cairo, Baghdad, Lagos, Bathurst, Australia—two circuits, Wellington—two circuits, New Delhi (if equipment is furnished—which is not really needed), and Singapore and Rangoon too late. The principle difficulties remain with Pretoria having just refused and having frankly stated in one paragraph that it was due to Cables and Wireless and their disinclination to lose…