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Coll 35/32 'Wireless stations in the Persian Gulf: allocation of call signs and registration' [‎137r] (274/452)

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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Grovbniment of India are of opinion that even after making due
allowance for the requirements of the political authorities and
the ^ekran Levies the loss incurred on the maintenance of this
line is disproportionate to the advantages 9 and the Posts and
Telegraphs Department has accordingly investigated in consulta*
tion with the political authorities a scneme for erecting low-
power wireless stations at Bela* Panjgur* and Turbat and for
supplying wireless telephone sets at the different posts of the
Mekran Levies* It has been estimated that suitable wireless
stations could be installed at Bela* Panjgur and Turbat for a
capital cost of about Hs« 12*OCX) and at an annual recurring cost
of tfs* 6*000 inclusive of interest and depreciation* for each
station* As a result of replacing this line by wireless stations
the ccumercial accounts of the Posts and Telegraphs Jepartment
would thus benefit by Rs* 4b*000 being the reduction in the
annual loss* it being assumed that the cost of installing and
maintaining wireless telephone sets at the Mekran Levy posts
will be borne by the Mekran Levy authorities*
6. Taking the two lines together it will be seen that
telegraphic facilities adequate to meet all requirements can be
met by dismantling both lines and erecting wireless stations*
and that such action would reduce the loss on working by about Rs
90*000 per annum* Lven with these arrangements the loss to the
Posts and Telegraphs Department would be considerable* viz** Rs*
6*000 in respect of the wireless stations at Oraara* Paini and
Owadur and Rs* 15*000 in respect of those at Bela* Panjgur and
furbat* leas any amount that might be recovered from the Mekran
Levies for providing them with any necessary telephone service*
The amount is sufficient to cause concern to the Government of
India in their present financial situation* and in any case it
is clear that the Posts and Telegraphs Department cannot be
expected to incur the heavy loss involved in retaining one or
both of the lines merely to meet political requirements*

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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.

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1 file (222 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 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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