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Coll 35/32 'Wireless stations in the Persian Gulf: allocation of call signs and registration' [‎140r] (280/452)

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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As regards the terns for the use of one wire by Imperial
and International Communications! limited, attention is drawn to
certain calculations by dir kaurioe Simpson which were received
with Mr* Turner*s demi-official letter No* tf* & 0* 144/31, dated
the 23rd June 1931, according to which the annual cost of the line
Gwadwk&rachi was estimated at Hs* 37,000 per mnm ana it was
proposed that this amount should be shared equally between the
Company and the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department. Apparently
t>ir Maurioe Cimpson overlooked the necessity for providing for
interest ana depreciation. It is doubtful whether it is correct
to exclude depreciation. Uhder clause 6 of the memorandum of con
ditions airestfiy mentioned the Co Dp any was liable for upkeep and
outpayments. On any interpretation ’upkeep* would include the
cost of such renewals and reconstructions as might be necessary
from time to time and theoretically a contribution to a depreciation
fund is the equivalent of such expenditure* The Goveriznent of
India are therefore of opinion that the contribution for deprecia
tion must be included in any estimate of the cost of maintaining
the line* As regards interest the position is somewhat different.
It is obvious that no concern can obtain capital without paying for
it and that the payment may take the fora either of interest or of
dividend. In the foraer case it would be an outpayment while in
the latter it would be an appropriation of profits. As the Indian
Posts and Telegraphs Department has to pay interest on any capital
that it borrows for e-re^fcing of assets and as this principle will
apply equally in the case of any of the lndo-&uropean land lines
that may be included in its block account the charge for interest
is an outpayment as far as the department is concerned. It follows
that its amount must be included in any calculations that may be
made to determine the proper smount of charge to be made to an out
sider for facilities that may be provided. It is of course equally
arguable that the word 'outpayments' as used in the nsmorandun of
conditions agreed to by the Imperial and international Communication
limited, does not include interest, as normally a comnercial concern
does not incur any large liabilities on account of interest out only

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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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Coll 35/32 'Wireless stations in the Persian Gulf: allocation of call signs and registration' [‎140r] (280/452), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/4141, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100056061433.0x000051> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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