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Coll 35/6 'Arabia: Hejaz-Nejd; wireless stations; postal and telegraph communications with the outside world' [286r] (571/1031)
The record is made up of 1 file (514 folios). It was created in 21 Sep 1925-17 Mar 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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Annex.
Port Sudan-Jedda Cable Agreements.
( 1 ) Ownership Agreement.
It is hereby agreed between the Sudan Government on the one part and the
Hejaz Government on the other part, His Britannic Majesty’s Government being,
in view of their friendly relations with the Hejaz Government and their position
in the Sudan, a third and assenting party at the request of those two Governments,
as follows :—
1. That the cable formerly known as the Jedda-Suakin Cable and now
known as the Port Sudan-Jedda Cable shall become as from the
1 st day of January, 1926, the joint property of the Sudan and Hejaz
Governments.
2. That the unexpended balance of £E. 33,501 • 149 m/ms. standing to the
credit of the cable account as at the 31st December, 1925, and as
shown by the statements prepared and certified by the Sudan
Government shall be divided equally between the Sudan and Hejaz
Governments.
3. That the parties to this agreement shall, in order to facilitate the better
working of the cable, authorise the Eastern Telegraph Company
(Limited) to work and maintain the cable communication between
Jedda and Port Sudan under an agreement to be concluded between
that company and the Sudan and Hejaz Governments jointly.
4 . That as from the 1 st January, 1926, until such date as the cable is taken
over by the Eastern Telegraph Company (Limited), the Hejaz
Government undertakes to settle all sums due by that Government
in respect of messages transmitted via Port Sudan during this period,
or such sums shall be deducted from the half share of the unexpended
balance payable to the Hejaz Government under this agreement.
For and on behalf of the Sudan For and on behalf of the Hejaz
Government : Government:
J. L. MAFFEY. FEISAL ABDUL AZIZ-AL-SAUD.
(Signed in Arabic.)
For and on behalf of His Britannic Majesty's Government :
S. R. JORDAN.
December 18, 1926.
( 2 ) Working A greements.
It is hereby agreed between the Sudan and Hejaz Governments, hereafter
called the Joint Owners, on the one part, and the Eastern Telegraph Company
(Limited), hereafter called the Company, on the other part, as follows :—
1 . That both the terminals of the Port Sudan-Jedda Cable, hereafter called
the cable, shall be worked (subject to the reservations in article 9 of
this agreement), and the cable maintained and kept in good repair
by the Company free of charge to the Joint Owners for a period
of twenty-five years.
2. That this agreement shall be subject to two years' notice of termination.
which may be given at any time after the first two years by the Joint
Owners or by the Company.
3. The parties to "this agreement agree that a charge of not more than
1 fr. 50 c. gold shall be payable in respect of each word transmitted
over the cable, including both terminal charges, and of this charge
the sum of 1 fr. 25 c. gold shall, subject to clause 12 hereof, accrue
to the Company, who will deal directly with the public in Port Sudan,
and the balance of 35 centimes gold shall accrue to the Hejaz
Government in respect of services in dealing direct with the public
in Jedda.
[231 a—5]
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The file concerns postal communications in the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd and, later, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The file covers:
- Desire of Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] to establish wireless stations in Hejaz and Nejd, 1926-29
- Proposed wireless communication between Riyadh and Baghdad, to be provided by the Marconi Company, 1929
- Training of local subjects, 1931
- Contract with the Marconi Company, 1931
- Establishment of postal communications between Hasa [al-Aḥsā’] and foreign countries via Bahrain, 1933
- New wireless stations in Saudi Arabia, 1933
- Proposed establishment of wireless telecommunications between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia: negotiations between Cable and Wireless and the Saudi Government, 1934-35
- Saudi regulations regarding importation and licensing of wireless sets, 1935
- Proposed conference at Jedda regarding wireless communications in Saudi Arabia, 1935
- Discussion with Governor-General of Sudan and Cables and Wireless regarding the Jedda - Port Sudan Cable agreement, 1935-40
- Post and wireless experts required by Saudi Government, 1938
- Communications between Saudi Arabia and the United States for use of the Arabian American Oil Company, proposed wireless station at Dhahran, 1944.
The file is composed of correspondence between: the British Legation to Jeddah; the Foreign Office; 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 High Commissioner for Iraq; the Secretary of State for the Colonies; the Air Ministry; the General Post Office in London; the Legation of Hedjaz and Nejd to London; 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 Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain; the Viceroy and Governor-General of India in Council; Cable and Wireless, Limited (Imperial and International Communications Limited); the Committee of Imperial Defence; the Governor-General of Sudan; the British Embassy in Cairo; the Resident Minister in Cairo; the United States Embassy in London; the British Embassy in Washington DC; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); and the Commonwealth Relations Office.
There is a newspaper cutting from The Times, and extracts from Um al-Qura and Sawt al-Hijaz.
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- 1 file (514 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 515; 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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- Coll 35/6 'Arabia: Hejaz-Nejd; wireless stations; postal and telegraph communications with the outside world'
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- front, front-i, 2r:20v, 23r:23v, 26r:42v, 45r:48v, 50r:52v, 54r:55v, 59r:100v, 102r:133v, 135r:143v, 145r:152v, 154r:227v, 237r:297v, 303r:304v, 307r:319v, 321r:376v, 379r:416v, 417v:419v, 420v:422v, 423v:434v, 436r:438v, 439v:481v, 483r:515v, back
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