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Coll 35/42 'Persian Gulf: cable arrangements' [‎22r] (43/859)

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The record is made up of 1 file (427 folios). It was created in 26 Jul 1940-26 Nov 1948. 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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and the Persian Government have »o», fact » indic
that they want to open direct overland telegra h r r
direct wirdless telegraph circuit, with India and ^atan.IbCf |
hut would like the cable head at Bushire to continue xn
-eration until these circuits are established. it is no
known whether the Persian Government have approached the
Indian and Pakistan Governments on this .uatter
are the views of the ^ governments. * there appears
♦ Tpr-naadinR the Persian Goveriiment to
to be little prospect of persuading
alter their decision and since the Company have confirmed th.
there seems to be no point in pressing the matter urtuer,
the UKITSD KINGDOM ADMINISTRATION propose that the , ers. an
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are prepared to request the Company to remove the cable ea
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The file concerns the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. cable system.

The file contains:

  • suggestions for bypassing Bushire during communication with India via Bahrain
  • a copy of the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the Indo-European Telegraph Department from Persia, 1933
  • interruption to Bahrain cable, and communications with Iran and Iraq during the Second World War, 1942
  • recommended restoration of cables in Bushire and Bahrain, 1946
  • installation of telephone system at Bahrain, 1946-47
  • proposed transfer of Cable and Wireless Limited to public ownership, 1946
  • sketch map showing proposed rearrangement of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Cables, 1947 (f 57).

The file contains correspondence between: the War Office; the Foreign Office; the Government of India; 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 Imperial Communications Committee; HM Treasury; the Admiralty; the General Post Office; HM Embassy at Tehran; HM Embassy at Baghdad; and Cable and Wireless Limited.

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1 file (427 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 429; 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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