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Coll 35/32 'Wireless stations in the Persian Gulf: allocation of call signs and registration' [‎204r] (409/452)

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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All cononmmeations should be
addressed to the Secretary to
; the Government of India,
Department of Industries and
Labour. Public Works Branch,
by title, NOT by name.
j Telegrams *.
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From
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Government of Inda. 916
Department of Industries and
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PUBLIC WORKS BRANCH.
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No. Wl.
New Delhi, the 2^—January, 1932.
The Hon'hie Mr. J.A. Shillidy, C.S.I.,I.C.S.,
Secretary to the Government of India.
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His Majesty's 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. , Whitehall, London.
Subject:- Registration of wireless station
at Gwadur.
Sir,
With reference to Mr. Turner's letter No. E & 0
6799/ 31 dated 441.51, T am directed to inform you that
the Government of India have further considered this
matter and feel that, if it is necessary to insert the
wireless station at Gwadur in the International List, it
would be more consistent if the notification r to the
International Telegraph Bureau were made the British
Post Office as the station is controlled by Imperial
Airways, a company registered in the United Kingdom, and
is neither controlled by the Government of India nor
located in Indian Territory. The station is located in
the territory of the Sultan of Muscat but the Government
of India do not consider that it is necessary to obtain
the consent of His Highness before notifying the station
provided that the entry in the International List makes
no mention of that authority in any way.
2. The Government of India however feel that the
matter is of minor importance and have therefore no
objection to notifying the station but they would prefer

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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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