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Coll 35/16 'Opening of an Indian Post Office at Dubai: postal arrangements in the Persian Gulf' [23r] (45/739)
The record is made up of 1 file (368 folios). It was created in 23 May 1933-10 Jan 1949. 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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V
Overseas Telecomrnur.ications Department
General Post OPfice,
London, E.C.].
14993/33/23
With compliments,
L^&r Mr. Spinney,
We wrote to Mr.Harrison of the CQfiimonwealth
kelations Office on the 18th of May (ref.14993/38)
about a letter from Cable and Wireless Ltd. dated the
7 th ^pril (ref.Ti,/ ./? 6 / 8 ) on the subject of
coni.iunications in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
with particular
reference to Kuwait. A copy of our letter together
with a copy of the Company’s letter was sent to
Mr. Pyrnan.
As you will see, the Company confirmed that if
they too<c-over the hancilin of all the external
telegraph communications in Kuwait they *ould n t wish
to operate the Kuwait-Baera land-line (which is in a
bad condition and requires renewal), and asked that it
be abandoned. The Company pointed out that the
relative traffic couiu . bc^ uis >oseu . of by their direct
wireless circuit to Bahrain and thence fy cable to Fao.
They also mentioned that during emergencies it had been
suggested that a direct wireless circuit could be v
worked between Kuwait and Basra, but up to that time
th'e Iraqi Authorities had not considered the volume
of traffic justified the circuit. In order to avoid
too great an increase to the costs of the present
users of the landline, the rate for which is 6 annas
per word, the Company indicated that they were prepared 1
to reduce the rate via wireless, whether via Bahrain
or via/
G.D. Spinney Esq..,
Foreign Office.
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The file concerns postal offices in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The file contains:
- Discussions on the proposal to open a Post Office at Sharjah, 1933-37
- Discussions on the proposal to open a Post Office in Dubai, 1938
- Note on the Indian Post and Telegraph Services in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1946
- Future administration of postal services in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. after Indian and Pakistan Independence, 1947
- A copy of 'A decree to provide for the establishment and regulation of post offices and the conveyance of mail' at the Zanzibar Protectorate, 1935
- A copy of agreement between the Governor General in Council and the Kuwait Zubair Transport Company to provide a motor vehicle service for transit, conveyance and delivery of mail in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1947
- Postal service to the British Post Office agencies in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1948.
The file is composed of correspondence between 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 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. ; the Foreign Office; the Government of India; the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain; the General Post Office; the Air Ministry; the Ruler of Dubai, Shaikh Said bin Maktoom; the Ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Sultan II bin Saqr Al Qasimi; the Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, India; HM Treasury; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations of the Government of Pakistan; the HM Ministry of Civil Aviation; the Commonwealth Relations Office: the HM Ministry of Works; and Cable and Wireless Limited.
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- 1 file (368 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 369; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/4119
- Title
- Coll 35/16 'Opening of an Indian Post Office at Dubai: postal arrangements in the Persian Gulf'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 6r:25v, 27r:29v, 31r:49v, 51r:71v, 99r:152v, 154r:174v, 187r:323v, 325r:325v, 327r:369v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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