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'FILE NO. 17/14 - Vol-I POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS. WIRELESS STATIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATIONS WITH ARABIAN MAINLAND.' [131r] (266/372)
The record is made up of 1 volume (182 folios). It was created in 29 Jan 1932-23 Nov 1940. 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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Government $>f Bahrain will he charged half the ordinary rates
laid down in the proceeding article*
10* Both administrations should act as intermediary
channels in despatching telegrams addressed to other
destinations* and th^y should add the charges for those
places to their (administration # s) original share of the
charges without anything extra (? being charged to the
original transmitting station).
11* If either party reguests to he given a statement of
charges for telegrams|despatched hy it to other countries .its
request will he complied with at once without adding anything
extra to the share of the said countries (? without adding
the additional charges incurred).
12.1n the event of damaging occuring to the installation
at Hasa, communication will he effected temporarily through
the wireless stations of Qatif* Juheyl or Riyadh until such
damage is repaired; and in the event of damage occurring to
the installation at Bahrain* communication will he effected
through one of the neighbouring stations belonging to it*
13. In the event of confusion occurring in reception hy
either party on account of the wavelength used in
transmission hy the other party* the wavelength should he
altered in a manner not to cause confusion to the other
party.
14. Telegrams will he despatched under serial numbers to
he renewed daily beginning from one to the last telegram.
At the close of each day a service message should he sent hy
each party to the other party giving the total number of
telegrams received and despatched and the Government f
commercial and service ones* in order to avoid confusion in
monthly accounts.
15* Service messages despatched hy either party to the
other party in respect of telegrams, corrections and
checking will he free of charge.
16. At the end of every month each party should send to
the other party a detailed list of telegrams received and
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The volume comprises correspondence relating to an agreement reached in 1935 between the Saudi Arab Government and Cable and Wireless for the provision of external wireless telegraph communications from Saudi Arabia, including a proposed service between Hasa and Bahrain. A copy of the agreement can be found at folios 117-125.
The correspondence details discussion between the political authorities in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Saudi Arabia with representatives of the Foreign Office and 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. , along with representatives of Cable and Wireless (formerly Imperial and International Communications Limited) regarding the proposed Bahrain to Saudi mainland wireless service and possible negotiations with the Saudi Arab Government which resulted in a conference being arranged in Jedda between the various parties at which the agreement was reached.
Also included in the volume are reports from the British Legation at Jedda on various wireless stations being established in Saudi Arabia and the differing types of equipment they were believed to be using, most of it supplied by Marconi Limited. The reports were compiled by the Legation primarily from information published in Umm-al-Qura newspaper in Mecca.
A series of file notes which were maintained as a record of the correspondence in the volume can be found at folios 171-181.
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- 1 volume (182 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 184; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 4-170 and in the file notes between (ff 171-181); these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- 'FILE NO. 17/14 - Vol-I POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS. WIRELESS STATIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATIONS WITH ARABIAN MAINLAND.'
- Pages
- 117r:125v, 130r:134v, 154r:161v
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- IOR/R/15/2/563
- Title
- 'FILE NO. 17/14 - Vol-I POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS. WIRELESS STATIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATIONS WITH ARABIAN MAINLAND.'
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- 130r:132v
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact copyright@bl.uk with any information you have regarding this item.