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Coll 35/32 'Wireless stations in the Persian Gulf: allocation of call signs and registration' [98r] (196/452)
The record is made up of 1 file (222 folios). It was created in 4 Nov 1930-21 May 1938. 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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Tel. No. Holborn 3434.
Any communications on the
subject of this letter should be
addressed to:—
THE SECRETARY,
Air Ministry,
Adastral House,
Kingsway,
London, W.C.2.
and flowing number quoted
216428/32/s.6.
, T OC.IN I
H1 OCT 1934
TO INDfA
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^ 5827
AIR MINISTRY, . ^
LONDON, W.^2
8*1 September, 1934.
S ir,
I am commanded by the Air Council to refer to India
Office letter E. & 0. 4003/34 dated 1st August, and to
acquaint you for the information of the Secretary of State for
India that the contents have been referred to Messrs. Imperial
Airways, Ltd., who, in view of the political aspect of the
question, do not feel competent to express an opinion as to
whether the Sheikh should be paid or not. A division of the
profits would, however, be more acceptable to them than the
payment of a lump sum. The Company point out that the
service was originally instituted for the benefit of the
Sheikh’s subjects, and that for their part they would now
prefer to be without it.
It has recently been found necessary to appoint a
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O ^ m European operator to Sharjah at an increased expenditure’ of
£150 per annum. The Company feel in consequence that if
any payment is made to the Sheikh, the charge for telegrams
The Under Secretary of State for India,
Economic and Overseas Department,
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.
, S.W.l.
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The file concerns allocation of call signs and registration for the wireless telegraph stations in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The file contains:
- registration and call sign for wireless station at Gwadur, 1932
- registration and call sign for wireless station at Sharjah, 1933-37
- blueprint showing wireless lines between Charbar [Chābahār] and Karachi, titled 'Main Lines. Mekran Sub-Division' (f 144)
- allocation of call signs at Bahrain and Aden wireless stations, 1936.
The file contains correspondence between 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 Admiralty, the Air Ministry, Imperial Airways, the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Sulṭān bin Saqr Āl Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. , Cable and Wireless Limited, and the General Post Office.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (222 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 224; 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/12/4141
- Title
- Coll 35/32 'Wireless stations in the Persian Gulf: allocation of call signs and registration'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:81r, 81ar, 81v:102v, 105r:113v, 115r:151r, 151ar, 151v:210r, 210ar, 210v:211v, 212ar, 212r:223v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence