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The concept of a transatlantic telephone cable, as noted, owes its 

 origin to the inspiration of Dr. Buckley's early work. He laid the 

 firm technical foundation for such a project. Subsequent develop- 

 ments which have been described have been the work of many engineers 

 and physicists on both sides of the Atlantic ; on the American side, in 

 the Bell Telephone Laboratories, the Western Electric Co., and the 

 Simplex Wire and Cable Co. ; on the British side, in the Post Office 

 Kesearch Laboratories, Standard Telephones and Cables, Limited, and 

 Submarine Cables, Limited. Without this development work, the 

 particular project would be impossible. 



In carrying out the complete project, individuals possessed of a 

 variety of skills, representing many organizations, have worked in 

 close cooperation. In addition to the scientists, engineers, and tech- 

 nicians, the office staffs, lawyers, financial specialists, and administra- 

 tors of the British Post Office and other organizations previously 

 mentioned and, in particular, the general departments and long-lines 

 department of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, have 

 played an important part. Not to be neglected are the capable staff 

 and crew of H. M. T. S. Monarch. 



