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'FILE NO. 17/14 - Vol-I POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS. WIRELESS STATIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATIONS WITH ARABIAN MAINLAND.' [‎152r] (308/372)

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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i'his Documen t Is the Property of His Sritannio Majesty's
EASTKEffl (Arabia)
Oonfidertial .
l^ay 13 j 1935*
Section 2.
(E 2955/66/25)
Sir
(No. 115)
Sir A. Byan to Sir John Simon-(Beceived Bay 13)
Jedda, April 13,1935.
JITB reference to my telegram No. 96 of the 17th ^pril,
I have the honour to submit a summary report on the proceedings
connected with the agn&ment reached on that date between the
joint owners of the Jedda-Bort Sudan cable and the two companies
concerned, the Eastern Telegraph Company (Limited) and Cable
and Wireless (limited).
2. Admiral H.W. Grant, C.B., and kr. H.B. otables, the joint
representatives of the companies, arrived in Jedda on the 31st
Larch in the cable ship Lady Denison lender, accompanied by
Mrs. Grant and an interpreter. Just before they arrived the
Saudi Government expressed a wish themselves to entertain the
delegation, but they deferred to my suggestion that it would
be more practical for Admiral and Mrs. Grant and kr. Staples to
stay at the Legation during their visit.
3. On the 1st April I introduced the delegates to Laud -^ey
Hamza, with whom were shaikh Abdullah Kazim, the Director-
General of Hosts and Telegraphs, and two of his subordinates.
The formal negotiations began that afternoon. It was decided at
the outset not to attempt to amend or supplement the working
agreement of 1926, but to work out an entirely new and
comprehensive agreement.
4. The negotiations were conducted in the first stage by
Baud Bey Hamza and the above-mentioned experts on the Saudi side
and by the above-mentioned delegates of the companies. l ? uad Bey
twice returned to Mecca, and was detained there the second time
by indisposition. He was replaced by Shaikh Yusuf Yasin for a
short time. The tv/o experts were finally agreed on the 16th
April, and were duly signed at the Khuzam Talace early on tne
next afternoon. As a result of correspondence with the oudan
Government, I signed the agreement on their behalf, subject to

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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.' [‎152r] (308/372), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/563, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100027017112.0x00006d> [accessed 25 April 2024]

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