HC Deb 20 July 1932 vol 156 cc2255-6
21. Lieut. - General Sir AYLMER HUNTER-WESTON

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps are being taken to arrange for wireless communication within the Empire beyond the chain station in Egypt; how it is proposed to work to the station in Australia which the Commonwealth Government is about to construct for direct communication to Great Britain; and what steps are being taken to reserve for the Empire the necessary wireless wave lengths for long-distance working?

The ASSISTANT POSTMASTER.-GENERAL (Mr. Pike Pease)

I have been asked to answer this question. As regards [...] first part of the question, I would [...] the hon. and gallant Member to the statement which my right hon. Friend made in the House last Thursday on the subject of the Imperial Wireless Chain in reply to a question by the hon. Member for Frome. Steps have been taken to reserve the right to the use of wavelengths necessary for long-distance working.

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