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'FILE NO. 17/14 - Vol-I POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS. WIRELESS STATIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATIONS WITH ARABIAN MAINLAND.' [91r] (186/372)
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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fidential.
This is an ORIGINAL MESSAGE, sent by post to' swe telegraphic
expense and undue use of the wires, bat intended to be treated, on
receipt^ with the same expedition as if it had been telegraphed To
sa e time and formalities it is warned a„d signed as if it had been
so despatched*] J
From
Political,
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*
Bahrain.
N(k C/l79-17/4* 14th March
Jedda telegram of March Pnd, 47, to Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs and my telegram of March 13th, 48. Facilities for
wireless communication Between Bahrain and Hasa by Sa f udi Represent
atives, who are in Bahrain to discuss shipment of goods to the main
land and transit dues.
T J
2. It appears that Cable and tireless limited have made arrange^
ments and that the Ba f udi Representatives have an operator with them
who makes use (free of charge) of a circuit to communicate not only
with Kofuf, but also with other Sa ! udi Stations in Hasa and w r ith
Riyadh.
3. Apparently under instructions from Karachi the Officer-in-
charge. Cable and Wireless Station, has been discussing with the
Sa T udi Representatives the Question of wireless communication with
the mainland. I presume that there is some connection between the
/negotiations
S 6.
MFP—400S&P—(M-480'—26-7-34—2,00,000,
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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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- Title
- '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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