File No. 17/25 RECORDING OF SHORT WAVE FREQUENCIES BY BAHRAIN AND SHARJAH.' [front-i] (2/64)
The record is made up of 1 file (32 folios). It was created in 15 Dec 1948-8 Aug 1949. 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 a letter received from the General Department, Foreign Office relating to the operation of radio stations in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , including the frequencies that such stations could be operated on and the regulations to be followed in registering frequencies and call signs. Also included is correspondence with political authorities and organisations in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to compile a central register of all short wave frequencies in use.
Further correspondence relates to a request from Petroleum Concessions Limited (Basil Henry Lermitte) for authorisation to install VHF (very high frequency) sets at their offices in Sitra [Sitrah] and Muharraq.
A series of file notes which were maintained as a record of the correspondence in the volume can be found at folios 29-30.
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- 1 file (32 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 32; 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 2-28; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- Title
- File No. 17/25 RECORDING OF SHORT WAVE FREQUENCIES BY BAHRAIN AND SHARJAH.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:9v, 11r:15v, 16v:24v, 25v:31v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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