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'File No. 17/20 MIDDLE EAST TELECOMMUNICATIONS' ADVISER.' [3r] (5/48)
The record is made up of 1 file (24 folios). It was created in 13 May 1946-28 Jun 1948. 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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C OiIPIjENTIAL .
No. C/ 514.
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.
,
POLITIC /1
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, BAHRAIN,
The 19th 01 May,
Bahrain, presents his compliments
1946.
to:
The Hon^le 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 Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, (Camp) Bahrain,
.nd has the honour to send him a copy of \,he undermentioned documents
REFERENCE TO PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE:
Description of E nels o ure .
NAME & DATE,
JL
SUBJECT.
Telegram No.63 dated the 13th 0 Appointment of a Tele-communica-
May, 1946, from Minister Resi- $ tions Adviser to the staff of the
dent, Cairo. 0 Minister Resident's office.
0
0
0
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The file discusses the position of Middle East Telecommunications Adviser, later Attaché, which was created in May 1946, with Herbert Gray Sinclair appointed to the post, but was discontinued in June 1948.
Included in the file are details of the responsibilities of the position; a tour of the Middle East taken by the adviser in 1946; a report on telecommunications in Bahrain and Sharjah in 1947; and a proposal to establish a telephone or telegraph line between Dubai and Sharjah owing to the increased traffic between the two places.
A series of file notes which were maintained as a record of the correspondence in the volume can be found at folios 21-23.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (24 folios)
- Arrangement
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.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 24; 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 2-14 and an additional foliation/pagination sequence between ff 15-23; these numbers are written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/568
- Title
- 'File No. 17/20 MIDDLE EAST TELECOMMUNICATIONS' ADVISER.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:23v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence