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'FILE NO. 17/14 - Vol-I POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS. WIRELESS STATIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATIONS WITH ARABIAN MAINLAND.' [156r] (316/372)
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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5.
Government and the ^astern Telegraph Company (Limited) ®)
undertake to assist the Saudi Arah Government at all times
to keep the cable in working order for the purpose of an
efficient service. They also undertake to pay the Saudi
Arab Government an annual sum of £.240/-, so long as this
agreement remains in force, in respect of the salaries of
two employees to undertake the working of this terminal.
4£ii£l§_i.
The Jedda cable terminal charge shall accrue to the
Saudi Arab Government.
As the Eastern Telegraph Company (Limited) deal
direct with the public in Port Sudan the cable terminal
charge in that place shall accrue to the Eastern Telegraph
Company (Limited) in respect of messages which originate
in or terminate at Port Sudan. The terminal charge shall
also accrue to the Eastern Telegraph Company (Limited) in
respect of all messages transmitted by them over their
cables which may be received from or forwarded to the
Saudi Arab Kingdom.
As regards the cable terminal charge at Port Sudan
in respect of messages exchanged with the saudi Arao King"*
.dom and dealt with by the Sudan Telegraph Administration
this shall accrue to the Sudan Government.
Per each of the terminals of the cable in Jedda and
Port Sudan shall be a charge amounting to 25 centimes
gold per full rate v/ord. ether categories will be charged
for in accordance with the proportion provided ior in the
International Telegraph Regulations.
The two owners agree to allow the eastern J-elegraph
Company (Limited) to charge a sum entitled “Cable Charge"
amounting to 62i centimes gold per lull rate word
transmitted over the cable. As regards messages oi ooner
categories (urgent, deferred, press, etc), the charges
per word in each category shall be in accordance with
the proportion agreed to under the International xelegraph
Regulations.
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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)
- 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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- IOR/R/15/2/563
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- 'FILE NO. 17/14 - Vol-I POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS. WIRELESS STATIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATIONS WITH ARABIAN MAINLAND.'
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- 117r:125v, 130r:134v, 154r:161v
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