Coll 35/34 'Persian Gulf: allocation of Persian call signs to Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's wireless stations at Abadan and Maidan-i-Naftun' [40r] (79/92)
The record is made up of 1 file (44 folios). It was created in 19 May 1937-13 Jul 1938. It was written in English and French. 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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August 1937.
I am directed to forward for information copies
of the communications cited in the margin from which it
will be seen that the
1. Letter to His Majesty's Consul,
3LLer lo nis Majesty's uonsuj
Ahw&z, No.D.92E-N/o7, dated
the 29th March 1937.
2. Letter from His Majesty's Consul,
Ahwaz, No.22/16/88, dated the
6th fey 1937.
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's
wireless stations at
Abadan and Mai dan-i -Naf tun
are still using the Indian call-sigis which were allotted to
them in 1923 and 1915 respectively. These stations are
accordingly treated as under Indian control and the
British Post Office, London, have now forwarded to the
Director Greneral, Posts and Telegraphs, for disposal
an enquiry received from.the International Telecomnuni-
cations Bureau, Berne, about the wireless station at
Abadan. A copy of the communication received from the
British Post Office is enclosed.
2. I am to enquire whether, as the stations are
situated in Iranian territory, it is any longer necessary
or desirable that these stations should use Indian
call-signs....
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The file concerns the allocation of call signs for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's wireless telegraph stations at Abadan and Maidan-i-Naftun, Iran.
The file contains correspondence between the Secretary of State for India, 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, Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, British Petroleum, and the General Post Office.
There are some letters in French, addressed to the International Telegraph Bureau.
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- 1 file (44 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 46; 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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- Title
- Coll 35/34 'Persian Gulf: allocation of Persian call signs to Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's wireless stations at Abadan and Maidan-i-Naftun'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 4r:4v, 6r:11v, 13r:17v, 19r:23v, 27r:35v, 37r:45v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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