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Coll 35/11 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain wireless station; refusal of Persian government to accept telegraphic traffic to or from Bahrain' [‎121r] (242/284)

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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iNCLOSURli IN AIR MINISTHir COVERING LETTER
DATED 29til JUNE 1932. ( 2 /
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W/I Facilities at Bahrein ,
Notes of a meeting; held in room 34 Gwvdvr House
at II a«m. on 24th June. 1932 ,
Present:-
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Mr.Bertram (in the chair) )
Wing Cdr.Allen(C, A.4). )
" " Lywood (Signals). ) Air Ministry.
" " McClaughry (F.0.3.) )
Mr. Andrews (C.A. 1. J )
Mr.Dibdin.
Mr. Laithvv r aite
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. .
Mr.Lascelles. Foreign Office.
Cdr.Glover,R.N. Admiralty.
Air'cdn Fletcher. | Im ^ erial Ltd *
Lr.Bealy. Imperial & International Communications Ltd
(attended at 11.30 a.m.)
After a preliminary' discussion Mr.Bertram stated the
position, for the information of Mr.Bealy, as follows:-
The air service to India will be transferred to the
Arabian Coast of the Persian G-ulf as from the 1st October, 1932
and wireless facilities will have to be provided at Bahrein
for communication with aircraft on a wave length of 900 metres
and for point to point communication on short wave with Basra
and Karachi. The station will be required to keep continuous
watch on 900 metres during the time when an aircraft operating
on the England-India route is in the air between Basra and
Shargah - i.e. for about 4 or 5 hours before arrival at and
after departure from Bahrein on two days a week at the present
time; the R.A. F.will also require continuous watch kept
occasionally, at irregular intervals., Aircxait.mjassages will
JN WEEKLY
require to be given priority^The alte^^y^..are -
FROM SECRETARY, POLITIC' L A !0 ' (a)
SECRET DEPT. 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.

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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' [‎121r] (242/284), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/4113, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100050317442.0x00002d> [accessed 20 April 2024]

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