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Coll 35/32 'Wireless stations in the Persian Gulf: allocation of call signs and registration' [‎141r] (282/452)

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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- 10 -
p&ya dindeoda. In any case the Government of India are not
aware ox the exact intention underlying the use of the word in the
memorandun of conditions and they are prepared to leave thia
matter to oe settled in negotiation between the Secretary of State
in Council <xi the one hand and the Canpany on the other#
^• kJ ° ^ ar aa Can oe estimated at present the financial
results of retaining the line Karachi-Panjgur-Gwadur, dismantling
or abmctoning Uxat between Karachi and Gwaiur via. Paani, and
erecting two wireless stations at Cnaara ani Pasni would be
I.- KARAGHI-PANJGUfl-a.VADUR LINS J
(a) Maintenanoe Ha. 35,000
(b) Interest 21,000
(o) depreciation , ,, 10,000
66,000
ii.- inaiiiSsa stations at pasni
AND OUkAIU 12,000
Total costa: 76,000
III.- SKPUPT :
surplus of estimated revenue
oyer operating costs of combined
offices at Qrmara, Pasni, Gwadur,
Bela, i'anjgur and Turbat 12,000
NitT LOSS PSR ANNUM : 66,000
It appears to the GrOTernment of India that, subject to
a decision regarding the inclusion of interest as part of the cost
of the Karachi-Pan jPgur-Gwadur line, Imperial and International
Jomiajnications, .uiraited, should be asked to contribute half of the
total cost of maintenance, interest and depreciation in respect
of the Karachi-Panjgur-Owadur line as worked out at item I above,
that is (Hs. 66,00CLs_ 2 - ) Rs. 33,000 per ye&r. The Government
of India realise that this amcunt is probably larger than the value
of the traffic passing over the line in question but against this
it has to be remembered that the line passes throu^i difficult
country

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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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