Coll 35/41 'Persian Gulf: radio telephone communication between Bahrain, and the mainland of Saudi Arabia (Dhahran) for the use of Californian Standard Oil Company' [‎33v] (68/982)

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The file concerns private use of radio wireless communications between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain for oil companies.

The file contains:

• applications for permission to institute wireless communication between California Arabian Standard Oil Company in Bahrain and its representatives in Hasa [Saudi Arabia], 1940-46
• applications for permission to institute wireless communication by Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO),1940-46
• request by Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited for installation of a radio telephone set in their Bahrain Office, 1941.

The file contains correspondence between: 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; Imperial Communications Advisory Committee; Hamilton R Ballantyne, representing California Arabian Standard Oil Company and Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); 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 Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain; Cable and Wireless Limited; Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited; the General Post Office; the Postal and Telegraph Censorship Department; the Admiralty; and the Commonwealth Communications Council.

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1 file (486 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 488; 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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