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Coll 35/11 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain wireless station; refusal of Persian government to accept telegraphic traffic to or from Bahrain' [‎116r] (232/284)

The record is made up of 1 file (140 folios). It was created in 23 May 1932-23 Jul 1943. 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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3. None of the above W/T Stations is concerned with
Admiralty or Commander-in-Chief, East indies 1 commimications
to and from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division, since these
communications are already ensured by the Naval W/T Stations
at IvIATARA (Ceylon) and Aden. Eor quick: local communication
within the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. between political Officers and H.M.
Ships, and for commercial services to and from merchant
ships, certain W/T stations in the Gulf are essential.
4. In the event of a forced abandonment of Bushire
and Eenjam W/T Stations, intercommunication by W/T between
Basrah, Bahrein, and Karachi could not be guaranteed with
the existing apparatus at Bahrein, and political officers
in Persia might find themselves unable to communicate direct
with H.M. Ships in the Southern portion of the Gulf. As far
as My Lords are aware, however, it is incorrect to state, as
does the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in paragraph 2 of his letter, th^fc
Persia has asked H.M. Government to move the "Naval Base"
altogether from Hen jam. This statement is presumably
based on the remark in the despatch of 17/2/32 from H.M.
Minister at Tehran that the Persian Minister of Court has
"asked whether it would not be possible to induce H.M.
Government.....

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The file concerns wireless telegraph stations at Bahrain, telegraphic communications between Bushire and Bahrain, and the refusal of the Persian Government to accept telegraphic traffic to or from Bahrain. There is a sketch representing the cables and wireless system in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , on folio 93.

The file is composed of correspondence between the British Legation at Tehran, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Air Ministry, the Admiralty, the Government of India, the Foreign Office, the 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. , and Imperial and International Communications Limited.

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1 file (140 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 141; 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.

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Coll 35/11 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain wireless station; refusal of Persian government to accept telegraphic traffic to or from Bahrain' [‎116r] (232/284), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/4113, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100050317442.0x000023> [accessed 13 May 2024]

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