مجموعة ٣٥/ ٤٢ "الخليج الفارسي: ترتيبات الكابل" [و‎‎٦‎٣] (٨٥٩/١٢٥)

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The India Office, London*
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Bahrain, the 19th June 1947.
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'«V- Reference m-^rpr^au Lat ter ."^^oationa
May 1947, forwarding notes recorded by tne persiaii Gulf
Attache in the Middle Bast on nis visit to tne Pers-a.i
in March 1947 .
2, My comments are as follows:
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Notes 1-3.
■Bahrain - Automatic Telephone .System.
No comments.
Notes 4-6.
Bahrain - External Communications.
No comments.
Note 7.
Bahrain - Givil Aviation .Communications,
No comments.
Note 8.
■Rah rain - 3hip-to -Shore Commun ic%ti pn_s•
No comments.
Notes 9-10.
Note 9.
Bahrain - Naval Commun i c at ions.
The Senior Maval Officer Persian Gulf
as follows;
"Direct communication with Army Signals, Basra, has hec.n
. -ui^ioor^ -Prorn H-M.S* Wild Goose at Salalah on 7 450 *v/cse
This is*’satisfactory whilst such facilities ex ^ 3 ^’-, bU l™3haibah
BrHish Borces in Iraq are withdrawn, leaving l.A.J!. at ^^-a ax ,
Basra and Habbaniyah only, this line will cease. TheR.A.?.
may, however, be prepared to open up when, and if, requ r^ .
Mote.10. The Senior Ttfaval Officer Persian Gulf comments
as follows:
"Whilst admittedly a convenience, unless the Cable Buoy
is a suecial one, it is far more of a liability, since it
reouires"constant servicing and repair. This is not a necessity,
^nd has nothing to do with the Military. ^ The subject was
raised hy the Middle Bast representative.
Hote 11. Muscat jfe Ant omati c Telephone_J 3ystem•
Colonel Bloodworth, the Cable and Wireless
Limited engineer concerned had not yet visited Muscat when I
met him in Karachi at the end of May ana I am not sure wnen
his visit is to take place. ** هذه التواريخ تقريبية
** هذه التواريخ تقريبية Col. Bloodworth visited / Note 12
Muscat in the middle of
June.