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'FILE NO. 17/14 - Vol-I POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS. WIRELESS STATIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATIONS WITH ARABIAN MAINLAND.' [‎153r] (310/372)

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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the terms of the declaration annexed to it, having secured
your approval for this procedure in your telegram ho.67 of
the 13th April.
la) A letter addressee hy me to Fuad Bey on the 14th April,
(hj The English version of the agreement; and
(c) A despatch which 1 addressed to the Governor-General
of the oudan after the signature.
spirit or in a "better atmosphere. The delegates of the two
companies approached the matter v^rith great largeness of view
and, though the Saudi Government wanted and got a good deal,
Although 1 took no part in the formal negotiations, 1 was in
constant touch with Admiral Grant and hr. staples, and had
one or two private exchanges with Fuad Sey and Shaikh Tusuf
las in.
King, to whom I presented the companies* delegates on the
2nd April, did them the honour, not very usual in Jedda
nowadays, of himself giving a dinner in their honour on the
3rd April. The Heir Apparent with a number of junior princes
and other high personages visitea the Lady Denison Tender
on the after-noon of that day. After the agreement was
signed, Shaikh Abdullah Suleiman gave us an enormous luncheon
at the palace, and in the evening my wife and 1 entertained
him, Fuad Bey and the various delegates at dinner. 1 report
these incidents because the cordiality shown reflects a
desire on the part of Ibn Baud and his Government for good
relations not only with the companies but with His majesty’s
Government, who had done so much to promote the conclusion
of a satisfactory agreement.
reduction of rates will be a boon to the public and to some
extent to His Kajesty’s Government, who are at present,
unfortunately, the largest users of the cable. Article 9
effects a more equitable distribution of rates collected for
wireless transmission when the cable is interrupted, and one
to which the Sudan Government readily assented on my consult-
5. I enclose copies of the following papers
6. I have seldom known a negotiation conducted in a better
they also were animated by an evident desire to come to terms. «
7. As for the more general setting, 1 may mention that the
3. The agreement itself calls for few comments. The

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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.' [‎153r] (310/372), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/563, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100027017112.0x00006f> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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