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' [‎75r] (149/431)

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The initial part of the file concerns the negotiations for the installation of a telephone service between the wireless station of Imperial and International Communications Ltd at Manamah and the landing ground at Muharraq, in 1934-35. The second part contains correspondence from 1944, focusing on costs of the line installation, and on its operation by Cable and Wireless Limited.

The file also contains later correspondence regarding the installation of an Automatic Telephone System in Bahrain, in 1946. These include estimated annual charges. The file includes two copies of a deed between the Ruler of Bahrain and Cable and Wireless Limited to maintain telecommunications in Bahrain for a period of 50 years, 1947 (a draft on folios 40-47 and original, in English and Arabic, on folios 5-11).

There are no papers in the file dated 1936-43.

The file contains 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 Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain; 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. ; HM Air Ministry; Imperial Airways Limited; the State Engineer of the Government of Bahrain; Claud Cranbrook Lewis de Grenier, for the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; Cable and Wireless Limited; the General Post Office; and the Board of Trade.

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1 file (214 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 215; 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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English and Arabic in Latin script

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