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Coll 35/32 'Wireless stations in the Persian Gulf: allocation of call signs and registration' [‎191r] (383/452)

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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No.92 of 1933.
BRITISH RKSIBENCY AND CONSULATE-dEJISEAL.
Bu 3 h.ire> the 30th Maroh 1933.
To
Stiaikh Sultan Din Saqar,
Ruler of Shargah.
After Compliments.
Colonel Loch, the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain, has
informeh me that passengers from the Imperial Airways
aeroplanes landing at Mhargah make excursions into your
town. I think this is unnecessary and undesirable,
especially in the case of ladies, as you are aware the
people of your town, though friendly to us, are not
accustomed to strange Europeans wandering about in their
bazaars, and if by any unfortunate chance one of the
passengers was insulted or molested by some bad character
or Bedouin from the desert, it would be a serious matterj
and on© for which I would have to hold you, 0 Shaikh,
entirely responsible, since, as you are aware, there is
a clause in the agreement between you and the High
Government on the subject of air facilities in your
territory, to the effect that neither employees of the
Imperial Airways Company nor passengers shall enter the
town of Shargah without your peraission.
2. Supposing therefore that some unfortunate
incident, as mentioned above, occurred 1 should have to
ask you to punish the perpetrator very severely, and you
would be put to trouble in the matter. Or supposing that
the perpetrator could not be immediately discovered, it
might be that I would have to ask you to pay compensa
tion from your allowance,and you would be put to loss.
3 . You are a wise man, 0 Shaikh, and will not
desire

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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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