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'FILE NO. 17/14 - Vol-I POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS. WIRELESS STATIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATIONS WITH ARABIAN MAINLAND.' [69r] (142/372)
The record is made up of 1 volume (182 folios). It was created in 29 Jan 1932-23 Nov 1940. 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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iTc.i>73.3.
t 2581/1233/10)
±5ritisn Legation,
Jedda.
loth Je^temoer
1934.
Sir,
Tith reference to your despatch No.334(B.5384/74/
25) of the 30th August last, relative to the proposed
establishment of wireless communication between Lanrain
and Saudi .irauia, 1 nave the honour to transmit to you
herewith a copy of my note to the Acting Minister for
foreign Affairs on this subject.
2. it will oe observed that some use has been made,
as suggested in the third paragraph of your despatch under
reference, of the information contained in the letter of
the 22nd august from Messrs Gable and Tireless, limited
to the
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.
. I have also given careful considera
tion to the question of including a reference to the
proposed rates in my note/, as I observe from the draft
letter enclosed with the Jcmpany f s communication of the
13th August to hr.Laitnwaite was the intention of the
Ocmpany. i decided however to omit any such reference
on the grounds firstly, that a somewhat technical
question of that description would be broached more
apprcpriately by the Jcmpany themselves in direct
negotiation, and secondly that care should he taken
to minimise as far as possible any impression on the
part of the Jaudi G-cvernment of close and intimate
association, even in matters of detail, between His
Majesty’s Governmeat and the Gompany.
3. i am sending copies of this despatch to His
Lxcelaency the Viceroy of India, Simla and the political
Agent in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Susnlre.
I have the honour to be with the highest
respect, Sir, Ypur most obedient
humble servant,
e pight iono urable _>d• A • ; v • ../a iv ert.
Sir Jchn 3imcn, G.J.S.1.,K.J.7.0.,
etc. etc, etc,
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The volume comprises correspondence relating to an agreement reached in 1935 between the Saudi Arab Government and Cable and Wireless for the provision of external wireless telegraph communications from Saudi Arabia, including a proposed service between Hasa and Bahrain. A copy of the agreement can be found at folios 117-125.
The correspondence details discussion between the political authorities in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Saudi Arabia with representatives of the Foreign Office and 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. , along with representatives of Cable and Wireless (formerly Imperial and International Communications Limited) regarding the proposed Bahrain to Saudi mainland wireless service and possible negotiations with the Saudi Arab Government which resulted in a conference being arranged in Jedda between the various parties at which the agreement was reached.
Also included in the volume are reports from the British Legation at Jedda on various wireless stations being established in Saudi Arabia and the differing types of equipment they were believed to be using, most of it supplied by Marconi Limited. The reports were compiled by the Legation primarily from information published in Umm-al-Qura newspaper in Mecca.
A series of file notes which were maintained as a record of the correspondence in the volume can be found at folios 171-181.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (182 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.
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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 184; 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 4-170 and in the file notes between (ff 171-181); these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 'FILE NO. 17/14 - Vol-I POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS. WIRELESS STATIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATIONS WITH ARABIAN MAINLAND.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:13v, 16r:20v, 22r:50v, 53r:54v, 60r:109v, 111r:116v, 126r:129v, 135r:145v, 147r:153v, 162r:183v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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