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Coll 28/23 ‘Relations with H.M.G: Negotiations 1928–31 Withdrawal of I.E.T Dept.’ [120v] (245/822)
The record is made up of 1 volume (407 folios). It was created in 29 May 1931-12 Nov 1936. It was written in English, French and Persian. 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. Broadly speaking, after
*
re-examination of the question as a
whole, we still think ‘that the
balance of advantage rests with
maintaining the cable stations, and
our reasons for this conclusion are
as follows:-
In the first place, as Hoare
recognised and as you mentioned in
your letter, the landing stations
are definitely important so long as
we retain Bushire and Henjam. It is
quite true that we may have to
abandon both. But as you know the
question, part-i-cularly in the case-
of-Hen^am-y is still the subject of
(considerable controversy, and it is
conceivable that there may be sane
considerable delay before we have to
move from either.
4. Secondly, from the point of
view of the Communications Company
the retention of these eafrleg]Jkga &
w
value. As you
know, they have always been very
apprehensive that Persia might seek
to re-open through ccmmunication
with India along the central Persian
land line, which was handed over to
her as part of the Worrito>y
settlement*fc/hen atfhar request we
went into the point with the
Government of India^ the decision
reached was that in the event of
Persia making such a move our best
tacties/
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Correspondence and other papers concerning the drafting of an agreement between the Governments of Britain and Persia [Iran], concerning the withdrawal of the Indo-European Telegraph Department from Persia, and the subsequent taking over of cables and equipment in Persia by the Persian Government. The agreement covers: the costs of daily use of the cables; maintenance of the cable between Henjam [Jazīreh-ye Hengām] and Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]; transit dues for communications sent between Iraq and India; access to Gulf ports by cable ships. The papers include:
- Multiple drafts of the agreement, in French. A printed copy of the final agreement in French and English translation, dated 17 February 1932, is included (ff 141-144).
- Correspondence concerning difficulties in maintaining an import of supplies to telegraph stations in Persia.
- Registration of the Imperial and International Communications Company Limited (IICC) in Persia.
- Discussion amongst British officials over the merits of abandoning cable communication in the Gulf, and closing down the telegraph stations on the Persian coast of the Gulf, in favour of using wireless communications.
- Correspondence from 1932 concerning the costs of repairs to the Henjam-Bandar Abbas cable, incurred by IICC/Cable & Wireless Limited, and charged against the Persian Government.
The volume’s principal correspondents are: 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. (John Gilbert Laithwaite); the British Legation at Tehran (Robert Henry Clive; Charles Dodd; Reginald Hervey Hoare); the Indo-European Telegraph Department (Maurice George Simpson); the Indo-European Telegraph Company (which became the IICC, and from 1935, Cable & Wireless Limited (J O Stevens Perry; Ralph Lawson)).
The volume contains a single item in Persian (f 82), being an order issued by the Shah of Persia, dated 28 Khordad 1311 (equivalent to 18 June 1932), ratifying the Indo-European Telegraph Department agreement.
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- 1 volume (407 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 inside back cover with 409; 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.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Coll 28/23 ‘Relations with H.M.G: Negotiations 1928–31 Withdrawal of I.E.T Dept.’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:5v, 7r:16v, 18r:26v, 28r:43v, 47r:51v, 53r:53v, 55r:57v, 59r:62v, 64r:66v, 68r:77v, 83r:101v, 102v:104v, 108r:140v, 145r:152v, 155r:158v, 160r:173v, 179r:196v, 199r:206v, 210r:218v, 226r:258v, 260r:276v, 279r:285v, 292r:331v, 333r:333v, 335r:336v, 338r:348v, 350r:398v, 407r:408v, back-i
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