Coll 35/20 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain; installation of a telephone communication between the wireless station of Imperial and International Communications Ltd at Manamah and the landing ground at Muharraq' [‎29r] (57/431)

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PcihSIAK GQLE- 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. ,
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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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
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H. M's Secretary of State for India, London.
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the 19th April, 1947.
•Reference your express letter No. Ext.318/47,
dated the 14th February, 1947.
The Bahrain Petroleum Company enjoy the right
to construct, erect and operate telephone, telegraphs and
radio provided radio equipment is not used to transmit
messages beyond the limit of their concession vide Article
4(b) of the Deed of Further Modification dated the 29th
December, 1934. In these circumstances I suggest the omis
sion of the word "exclusive" of the opening .portion of
Article 1 of the draft agreement and the insertion at the
end of this Article of the words : "This licence and
permission is exclusive subject to the rights already enjoyed
by the Bahrain Petroleum Company".
3*. I suggest the omission of Article 5. .The
Bahrain Government levy no port dues at present as they
provide no facilities but we may in due course have to ask
them to levy dues to cover the expenses of the quarantine
administration and of lighting and buoying and I see no
good reason why the Cable and Vs/ireless Company's vessels
should be exempt from them. Nor do I see any reason why
they should be exempt from the payment of dues for the use of
the Bahrain Petroleum Company's wharf at Sitra should
that Company eventually decide to levy them.
r 4 .^- , Article 6 regarding registration expenses should,
I think, be omitted. Although the Bahrain Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
at present contains no provision similar to Article 67 of
the Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , when its revision, which is
overdue, takes place, one will presumably be inserted.
5. Negotiations between the Company and the Bahrain
Government may begin as soon as decisions have been reached
on the points raised in the preceding paragraphs.
Sd. W. R. HAY.
ATTESTED.
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.
for Secretary tM 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. .
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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