'File No. 17/21 WIRELESS STATION AT SHARJAH.'
IOR/R/15/2/569
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The record is made up of 1 file (7 folios). It was created in 28 Apr 1947-18 May 1947. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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The file discusses rumours that the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) were to evacuate their facility at Sharjah in 1947 and that Cable and Wireless Limited were interested in taking over their wireless facilities there; however the rumours were shown to be incorrect.
A series of file notes which were maintained as a record of the correspondence in the volume can be found at folio 6.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (7 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 7; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- Archival file
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/2/569
- Former external reference(s)
- Confidential Series: 17/21
- Date(s)
- 28 Apr 1947-18 May 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Sharjah
- People & organisations
- Cable and Wireless LtdBritish Overseas Airways Corporation
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- IOR/R/15/2/569
- Title
- 'File No. 17/21 WIRELESS STATION AT SHARJAH.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:6v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence