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States it is desirable on military and naval grounds that Bermuda should be connected...

Catalogue reference: CO 37/212/65

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This record is about the States it is desirable on military and naval grounds that Bermuda should be connected... dating from 1880 Feb 13 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Bermuda, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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CO 37/212/65
Date
1880 Feb 13
Description

States it is desirable on military and naval grounds that Bermuda should be connected with England and Halifax by a telegraphic cable, and that the connection with the West Indies should be improved.

Royal Commission on the Defence of British Possessions and Commerce abroad, Pages 804-814

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
2247/1880
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9051792/

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CO 37

Colonial Office and predecessors: Bermuda, Original Correspondence

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