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'File No. 17/17 Direct Wireless Communication by the California Arabian Standard Oil Company With America.' [6v] (12/90)
The record is made up of 1 file (45 folios). It was created in 11 Sep 1940-4 Apr 1942. 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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CONDITIONS.
1. The Company or any Telegraph Company or Government Telegraph
Administration, by whom this telegram is or would in the ordinary course of the
telegraphic service be forwarded, may decline to forward such telegram although
it has been received for that purpose ; but in such case the amount paid for
transmission will be refunded to the sender at his request.
2. Neither the Company nor any Telegraph Company, or Government Telegrt^i
Administration, by whom this telegram is or would in the ordinary course of the
telegraphic service be forwarded, nor any of their respective officers or servants
shall be liable to make compensation for any loss, injury or damage arising or
resulting from non-transmission or non-delivery of the telegram, or delay, or error,
or omission in the transmission or delivery thereof, through whatever cause such
non-transmission, non-delivery, delay, error, or omission shall have occurred even
though occasioned by the neglect or default of such Company or Administration or^
any officer or servant in their employ.
3. This telegram shall be forwarded in accordance with the provisions of the
International Telegraph Regulations and the provisions of such Regulations shall
be deemed to be binding between the sender and this or any Telegraph Company
or Government Telegraph Administration by whom this telegram is or would
in the ordinary course of the telegraphic service be forwarded.
NOTE.—Code words used in the text of code telegrams (CDE) must not contain more
than 5 Utters. There is no restriction regarding the use of vowels tn the formation of
such words. By International Regulations the sender of a CDE telegram is obliged
to produce the code from which the text or part of the text of the Ulegram has been
compiled, if requested by the office of origin. -v
If figures and groups offigures, including commercial marks containing figures ^
and letters, are used in CDE telegrams, their number, reckoned in accordance with
the rules for charging, must not exceed one half of the number of chargeable words
in the text and signuture.
Full information respecting CDE telegrams may be obtained from any of the
Company's Offices.
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The file comprises correspondence between 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 (Hugh Weightman, Reginald George Evelin Alban), Officer in Charge of the Bahrain Branch of Cable and Wireless (Cecil Edward Gahan), Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (SNOPG) (Cosmo Moray Graham), 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. (Charles Geoffrey Prior), Secretary to the External Affairs Department of the Government of India (Olaf Kirkpatrick Caroe), 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. (Esmond Walter Rawson Lumby, Roland Tennyson Peel) and Foreign Office (Harry Maurice Eyres) discussing the practice by the California Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC) of using wireless transmitting equipment on launches at sea outside of territorial waters to communicate directly with the United States of America.
The correspondence discusses the objectionable nature of such a practice from a wartime censorship and security perspective along with discussion regarding the lack of international law and regulation to prevent it.
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- 1 file (45 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to 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 45; 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 2-42; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. Pagination: the file notes at the back (ff 43-44) have been paginated using pencil.
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- IOR/R/15/2/566
- Title
- 'File No. 17/17 Direct Wireless Communication by the California Arabian Standard Oil Company With America.'
- Pages
- 4r:7v, 15r:15v
- Author
- Lenahan, William Jeremiah
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/566
- Title
- 'File No. 17/17 Direct Wireless Communication by the California Arabian Standard Oil Company With America.'
- Pages
- 4r:7v
- Author
- Cable and Wireless Ltd (xx Imperial and International Communications Limited)
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- Public Domain