Coll 29/30 'Supply of Reuter's news to posts in Persia after withdrawal of Indo European Telegraph Department; wireless set for Bushire Residency' [‎48r] (95/292)

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would not be using their ordinary public wireless apparatus;
the apparatus used would belong to the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. * and the
position would be that the Company would allow one of its
clerks to do some work for the Resident provided it did not
interfere with his official duties. I understand from the
Officer-in-Ch^rge of the local station that it would be quite
easy for one of the clerks of the wireless station to do this
without any interference to the local paid traffic. Copies of
the news received would also be supplied to His Majesty's
Consul at Shiraz.
4. I unde r stand that a suitable receiving set for this purpose,
capable of receiving short and long wave complete with batteries,
pick up, spare valves and coils, costs approximately <£4 0, to
which must be added at least £lQ for duty. If therefore the
Government would be so kind as to sanction this arrangement
the expenditure involved would be £ 50 for the purchase of the
set and Rs. 1,200 allowance per annum to the clerk. Por this
relatively small expenditure the Resident would receive an
adequate news service and v/ould be kept in touch with the outer
wo rid.
5. I would suggest that I should be authorised to purchase the
set myself on the advice of the head of the Imperial and Interna-
tional Communications Company's wireless office. If this is done
I do not anticipate any difficulty with the Persian authorities•
If however the set is purchased through the usual official
channels, difficulties may occur with the customs, as occurred
in the case of the Meshed set, which as the Government of India
will remember was held up for three months at Duzdap. If
imported in my own name and described as a "radio concert" the
Persian authorities will let it through but if imported on
British Government account and described as a wireless set
there iaay be all sorts of difficulties.