JB/106/006/003

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Communications of this sort intended for secresy against riots, might 12 Security how far material
be cut off by rioters. As far as the use of the security was confined
to its relation to a foreign enemy, nothing could be apprehended
for it in this way, but on the supposition of treason acting
at home in favour of the enemy.

If secresy were material with regard to any of those purposes
it could only be with regard to the details. As a security against
riots; it were would be even be even be of use that the existence of the instrument<add>of the provision made</add> should be known, inasmuch
as prevention is better than cure. Total and perpetual
secresy would it is obvious, would be highly precarious, not to say hopeless.
A temporary secresy with regard to the purpose, and that
sufficient to the purpose, and even a lasting secresy with regard to the
details do not strike me as very difficult to accomplishensure. WhileSo long
as the purpose the object in view remained undivulged, the contrivance itself never
betray it. The pipes in question are no others than what are advertised
for water-pipes. An contrivance apparatus without an known apparent object
excites attention: a contrivance an apparatus apparently
directed to a familiar object excites none.

To increase the difficulty of discovery and attack, one expedient Communication how securable against attack
is to sink the pipes a considerable way undeground:
another but still more expensive one would be to inclose them in
the strong iron pipes used for water pipes. In that case the
object of cutting off the communication mischief could not be effected, without
being in made known at least, if not prevented, by the inundation.

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Identifier: | JB/106/006/003 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 106.
Date_1	1793-11-08	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	106	Main Headings
Folio number	006	Info in main headings field	jeremy bentham esqr to evan nepean esqr under secretary of state
Image	003	Titles
Category	correspondence	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner	sir samuel bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	sir samuel bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	34594
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