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'FILE NO. 17/14 - Vol-I POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS. WIRELESS STATIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATIONS WITH ARABIAN MAINLAND.' [‎75r] (154/372)

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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T75-lling to ascertain the latest view of the saafli
Oovs-rnn&nt soon after m.y return to jedda and to take the
necessary steps to bring about the oorference - or
conversations, as sir Norman Leslie preferred to put it,
I made this subject to ay receiving instructions from the
Secretary of State and suggested that the company should now
write to the Foreign office recording the interview and
enclosing the proposed draft terms, not for communication at
this stage to the Saudi Government but for the information
of H*M«0-o I added that, while this procedure was necessary,
I thought, that what x had said would be endorsed by the
Secretary of State and that, if they wrote within the next
few days, there would be time to get the instructions to
jed&a about the time of . my return.
Sir Norman Leslie mentioned the debt of the Saudi
Government to Hareoni’s in respect of the wireless stations
supplied to I bn Sand some years ago, i explained that
philby had consistently preferred to deal with this on his
own lines and had never invoked the assistance of the
Legation, an attitude which I did not take exception to, as
official action by the Legation would not have produced any
bettor result, j agreed that the suggested conversations
at jedda might afford on opportunity of securing a
settlement of the celt to Marconi’s but suggested that Cable
and yirele ss Ltd , should go into ifcaja ^ith an open mind on
t-hio subject .ancl should not at this stage envisage the
settlement of the debt as a co nditio sine quo non of
concluding a new general agreement, X pointed out that
the difficulty of recovering old debts from the Saudi
I
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Government
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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.

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1 volume (182 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 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.' [‎75r] (154/372), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/563, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100027017111.0x00009b> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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