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'File 10/15 Annex. Radio telephone communications between Bahrain and Dhahran' [‎15r] (31/164)

The record is made up of 1 file (80 folios). It was created in 18 Jun 1942-3 Feb 1946. 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 OF INDIA.
Department.
Confidential >
EXPRESS LETTER (AIR MAIL).
[N-B.—TAm iaan OBIOINAL mesaage sent by AIR MAIL which provides a means of communication more
expeditious than the ordinary mail and is cheaper than the telegraph. It is intended to be treated,
on receipt, with the same expedition as if it had been teleraphed. To save time and to obviate
formalities it is drafted in the form of a telegram. It is authenticated by the signature of u
responsible officer of the Department.]
No. C/1630,
Bahrain,
Dated -.,* 3 BfeK the 35th October 1942.
•XXXxXXSOC
To
India C}ffice y
London.
Reference ™ telegram No«9931 dated 3rd June 1942 to the Political
xx
Resident, Bushire,
and Dhahran•
Radio telephonic communication between Bahrain
2. On October 8th Squadron-Leader Chase, Air Liaison Officer,
Bahrain, having first obtained authority from me, used the Radio
Telephone to make an urgent communication to Mr. Davis, Resident
Manager of the California Arabian Standard Oil Company, about the
possibility of certain aircraft having made a forced landing in
Saudi Arabia.
3. On October 10th I authorised the transmission of an urgent
signal relating to the entry into Saudi Arabia of Captain L.F.Blood,
of the United States Corps of Engineers. Captain Blood was going to
Dhahran on duty connected with the purchase of certain equipment for
the United States Army.
Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain.
Copy to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian ^ulf for
information with reference to his telegram No.1043 dated
6th June 1942. /
S. 44.
mfp—367 s&p —(M .508)—15.7-35—10.000.
{Signature)
[Designation)

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The file contains letters and telegrams by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain, authorising the use of radio telephonic communications between Bahrain and Dharhan, to communicate messages for California Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC) and Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO), and confirmation of communications by BAPCO.

There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 78-80).

The reference number 10/15 on the cover is crossed and the file was then renumbered as 10/19A.

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1 file (80 folios)
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The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the file (folios 78-80). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the file; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number in blue or red crayon which refers back to that correspondence in the file.

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The foliation is written in pencil in the top right corner. The numbering begins on the first page of writing, on number 1, and runs through to 81, ending on the inside of the back cover of the file.

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