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1880s The India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works Co promoted the West African Telegraph Company to link French and Portuguese colonies to the Spanish National system, which had a cable terminating at St. Louis, Senegal.
Within four years (1893?) the Eastern Telegraph Co had taken control of this company and it was merged with the Africa Direct Telegraph Co.
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