Coll 35/34 'Persian Gulf: allocation of Persian call signs to Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's wireless stations at Abadan and Maidan-i-Naftun' [‎28r] (55/92)

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operations > and v/ith the lull knowledge anc: consent of
the Iranian Government.
4. they gave the history of the stations, namely,
that they were set up during the War for the Company; that
it was intended that aftor the war they should be run by
r.li.l.D. on behalf of the company; that the original
stations were .demolished, and fresh stations were later
constructed by the A.P.O.C. entirely at their own expense;
tiui,t che Suasions are now entirely in the Company's hands;
but that the Indian call signs have boon retained throughout,
They said that the Company had no objection to the Indian
call signs continuing to bo retained (provided, of course,
there was no question of any licence fees or the like being-
paid to the Government of India) and they could easily
produce the necessary particulars which would enable the
Gov^rnmenc o^ India to reply to the enquiry from the Berne
Bureau.
5. ."/e suggested, however, that if the Government of
India replied to the Bureau and the Bureau circulated the
particulars received from the Government of India to the
adherents of the T-lecommunications Convention, the Iranian
Government's attention would be drawn to the matter, and
th^-y flight very probably raise objections to the Government
oi maia exercising international responsibility in respect
oi the Company's wireless stations operated m Iranian
tuintory in connection v/ith the concession held by the
Company from the Iranian Government.
in the light of the discussion, Mr. Blkington
suggested that the best plan would be for the Government
oi India to reply to the communication from Borne, saying
that the Indian call signs had been allocated to both those
stations/