مجموعة ٣٥/ ١١ "الخليج الفارسي: محطة البحرين اللاسلكية؛ رفض الحكومة الفارسية قبول حركة التلغراف من أو إلى البحرين" [و‎‎١‎٢‎١] (٢٨٤/٢٤٢)

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iNCLOSURli IN AIR MINISTHir COVERING LETTER
DATED 29til JUNE 1932. ( 2 /
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W/I Facilities at Bahrein ,
Notes of a meeting; held in room 34 Gwvdvr House
at II a«m. on 24th June. 1932 ,
Present:-
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Mr.Bertram (in the chair) )
Wing Cdr.Allen(C, A.4). )
" " Lywood (Signals). ) Air Ministry.
" " McClaughry (F.0.3.) )
Mr. Andrews (C.A. 1. J )
Mr.Dibdin.
Mr. Laithvv r aite
India Office.
Mr.Lascelles. Foreign Office.
Cdr.Glover,R.N. Admiralty.
Air'cdn Fletcher. | Im ^ erial Ltd *
Lr.Bealy. Imperial & International Communications Ltd
(attended at 11.30 a.m.)
After a preliminary' discussion Mr.Bertram stated the
position, for the information of Mr.Bealy, as follows:-
The air service to India will be transferred to the
Arabian Coast of the Persian G-ulf as from the 1st October, 1932
and wireless facilities will have to be provided at Bahrein
for communication with aircraft on a wave length of 900 metres
and for point to point communication on short wave with Basra
and Karachi. The station will be required to keep continuous
watch on 900 metres during the time when an aircraft operating
on the England-India route is in the air between Basra and
Shargah - i.e. for about 4 or 5 hours before arrival at and
after departure from Bahrein on two days a week at the present
time; the R.A. F.will also require continuous watch kept
occasionally, at irregular intervals., Aircxait.mjassages will
JN WEEKLY
require to be given priority^The alte^^y^..are -
FROM SECRETARY, POLITIC' L A !0 ' (a)
SECRET DEPT. INDIA OFFICE