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'File No. 17/1-I Posts and Telegraphs. Bahrain Radio Station.' [9r] (22/498)
The record is made up of 1 volume (245 folios). It was created in 23 Apr 1932-8 Mar 1937. It was written in English and Arabic. 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’s. P, P.—L (ill) 126—500-4-31.
No. _ 0/89.
The
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain,
Dated-the 2 nd March 1933
From
To
Lieut Colonel Gordon Loch,!.A.,
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.
,
BAHRAIN.
The Secretary to the Hon’ble 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.
, Bushire.
s)
Sir,
t 0 '
^ honour to refer to my predecessor *s
^emorEntlum No:934 aatec the ^9th August ,1932 ana to enclose
/
a copy of a letter (with enclosures; No:0/LF da tea the 15th
January 1933 Irom the officer-in-Charge,Imperial and inter
national Communications Company Limited,Bahrain,re £ ^ruing
the registration of the title deed of the land on which the
Telegraph Station stands.
L. A copy is also enclosed (in Arabic and Englishj of
the communication by the Late Euler,His Excellency Shaikh Isa
bin all hi /Qialifah,gifting the land to tne British Government
3. I do not think tnat it is appropriate for the British
Government to transfer the land to a private Company without
the express consent of the iiuler of Bahrain.
4. Nor am 1 sure tnat such a transfer is expedient. It
is possible that circumstances may change,and even tiiat the
Company may come under the control (in fact if not in theory;
of persons not friendly to ourselves. Moreover,the site is
a valuable one and if,in the process of time,less space is
required for wireless purposes,it is possible that the Company
might claim the right to dispose oi it,and so make a profit,
which should rightfully fall to the Bahrain Government.
b. In the circumstances I think that it ould be .aser
to reserve the right of the British Government to the ground
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The volume 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 (Percy Gordon Loch), the Officer-in-Charge of the Bahrain Branch of Cable and Wireless Limited (Cecil Bottomley), the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), the Shaikh of Bahrain (Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah) and other representatives of Cable and Wireless Limited, formerly Imperial and International Communications Limited (Percy E Bunker, Norman Luke Penfold, John Cuthbert Denison-Pender, Fred W Humphrey).
The principal topic of discussion within the volume is Cable and Wireless Limited’s decision to expand their telegraph station and services in Bahrain by connecting the telephone lines on the Island to the submarine cables through an extension from the Bushire-Henjam cable to Bahrain. The correspondence discusses the work required in order to undertake this and the new site required by Cable and Wireless to erect a new cable house and more powerful telegraph mast. The volume concludes with the sale of land to Cable and Wireless for a cable house and the signing of a lease to rent the land surrounding the new cable house in order to ensure that there would be no interference by buildings in the immediate area surrounding the new mast. A copy of the signed agreement in Arabic and English can be found at folios 209-211.
Other matters discussed in the volume include:
- Clarification regarding the land at Houra [Hoora], Bahrain occupied by Imperial and International Communications Limited telegraph station, which had been gifted by the late Shaikh of Bahrain (ʻIsá ibn ʻAlī Āl Khalīfah) to the British Government. Enclosed with the correspondence is a copy of the statement issued by the Shaikh in 1912 regarding the gift (folio 8);
- An enquiry from 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. (Trenchard Craven William Fowle) regarding the value of telegrams despatched from Bahrain, 1925-1934, as he wished to determine whether the opening of an oil field in a country increased the revenue of its wireless station;
- Correspondence regarding the decision by Cable and Wireless to close the telegraph station at Henjam and to hand over responsibility for the Jask [Damāgheh-ye Jāsk] to Chahbar [Chabahar] and Gwadar landline to the Persian Government.
A series of file notes which were maintained as a record of the correspondence in the volume can be found at folios 222-242.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (245 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 inside back cover with 247; 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 present in parallel between ff 7-221 and between ff 222-242; 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. 17/1-I Posts and Telegraphs. Bahrain Radio Station.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:7v, 9r:13v, 15r:24v, 27r:29v, 31r:32v, 34r:36v, 38r:39v, 41r:43v, 45r:46v, 48r:49v, 51r:53v, 56r:57v, 63r:63v, 65r:66v, 68r:68v, 71r:77v, 80r:83v, 85v, 89r:91v, 94r:94v, 95v:97v, 100r:100v, 101v:105v, 108r:109v, 111r:113v, 115v:117v, 120r:120v, 122r:122v, 125r:125v, 126v, 128r:129v, 136r:136v, 138v, 139v:141v, 146r:146v, 156r:156v, 159r:159v, 160v, 163r:163v, 165r:166v, 168r:168v, 170r:171v, 173r:173v, 175r:179v, 181r:185v, 188r:188v, 191r:191v, 193r:195v, 197r:197v, 199r:199v, 202r:202v, 204r:204v, 207r:208v, 214r:214v, 216r:216v, 219r:219v, 221r:246v, back-i
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