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Coll 35/6 'Arabia: Hejaz-Nejd; wireless stations; postal and telegraph communications with the outside world' [‎286v] (572/1031)

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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4 . The Company agrees to accept half the cable rate m respect of all . udan
and Hejaz Government telegrams transmitted oyer the came
The charges and/or apportionments as set out in article 3 shall be «
to revision after a period of two years from the date of this agreeme ^
The Hejaz Government undertakes not to use for foreign communicatio
its own wireless or cables or the wireless or cables of any othei„
company, and the Company on its part undertakes to secure the
communications by wireless in case the cable is out of •
the Company be unable to do so, the Hejaz Government wil^ free
to operate its own communications in any way it may find comement
i during the period the cable is not working. K o r i J , n
The Sudan Government undertakes not to use wireless between the i udan
and the Heiaz in competition with the cable.
8 . The Hejaz Government agrees to exempt from sanitary, hal ^‘ 01 .
dues any cable ship of the Company entering Hejaz waters and to
allow the free importation of all materials landed foi the repans
9. In consideration onhffact that the Hejaz Government is anxiaiwto avoid
any arrangement which might be construed as foieign intei e
or intervention in Hejaz local affairs, the Company agree that the
Jedda terminal shall be worked by the Hejaz Postal and lelegiup i
Administration, and the Company shall he liable for th .® sa ?' e le * 0 ,
not more than two of the employees of that administration, the total
amount of which shall not exceed the sum of £20 sterling per mon .
In consideration of this agreement the Hejaz Government agree to
invite not more than two persons of the Mahometan faith, to e
nominated bv the Company, to be employed in the Hejaz Postal and
Telegraph Administration for a period not exceeding six months m
order that the Hejaz Administration may become acquainted with the
routine and procedure of the Company; and during this period of
six months the Company shall be liable in respect of the salaues o
the persons so nominated only. All salaries are to be pm y e
Hejaz Administration and debited to the Company.
10. The parties to this agreement undertake to submit and settle all acio ■
11 TheTompany agrees to hand back the cable to the Joint Owners upon
the expiration of this agreement in good order, having regard to the
present condition of the cable. , , i
12 Nothing in this agreement shall absolve the Company from paying to t e
Sudan Government the sum of 25 centimes of gold per word for all
messages from the Hejaz passing over the Sudan Government
13 ThemS agreement has been drawn up in two languages, English and
Irabic and both texts shall have equal validity. But m the event
of anv dispute arising owing to a divergence between the two
texts such dispute shall be submitted to His Britannic Majesty s
Government and the Government of the Hejaz and settled through
the usual diplomatic channels.
For and on behalf of the Sudan
Government :
J. L. MAFFEY.
For and on behalf of the Hejaz
Government:
FEISAL ABDUL AZIZ-AL-SAUD.
(Signed in Arabic.)
For and on behalf of the Eastern Telegraph Company (Limited),
J. E. BROADBENT.
December 18, 1926.

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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' [‎286v] (572/1031), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/4109, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100060950279.0x0000af> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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