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Coll 35/12(2) 'Kuwait: post and telegraph office and telephones; participation of Iraq in Empire Air Mail Scheme; Cable and Wireless Agreement with Shaikh of Kuwait' [‎44r] (87/724)

The record is made up of 1 file (360 folios). It was created in 26 Mar 1941-15 Dec 1947. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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‘rf 9 .^li© other raa^or ^quirement at the present
• ^ t- sie^ ea tab : lishiiiejit» ot good telephone? and telegraph el rep Its
1° Basra,- ..linking np there with relating channels to Afcade.r-
operated b> v the? Anglo Iranian oil Ooinpangr# but .there was scr-.a-
dlvergenoe of opinion as to how this ahcmld • he' effected*
'1?he existing .telegraph, rente is quite useless for the purpof-e^
and it was estimated that the necessary re-building of the
route and the proTisloxi of two 200 lbs copper pal ret between
Kuwait and Basra would cost approximate!/ £lh*00Q« Some:
of those present favoured the setting-up- of a radir^teleprsie
oircuit between Kuwait and Basra, the' Basra terminal being
operated preferably by the R&fidain Oil Qomp&ny, or^ if
they would not permit ^foreign 1 * operation-? by the I^aqi
pnRtR and Taifi^mphs Department themeelveao
;- ’ ^-* >c ■-. ^be e© tab 1 xshmen t of the r adi o— t e lep hone cir ciu i % * was
suggested originally as part of a more' ambitious project to
link, Kuwait fey radio-telephone with Abadan ? Bahrein/ Riyadh
end Mecca in addition to -Basra, which will take seme considerable
implement as a whole, if Indeed political comp 11 oatione
make it ©t ell feasible* As a personal opinion, and on the
basis mentioned below, it is therefore considered that the
capital expenditure on the line project would be well justified,
mn& g . if felt necessary, a radio-telephone, circuit could be
installed as a standby, purely for easeatisl Oil Oorapany
traffico
£hr. It was pointed out during the discussion that some 60
miles of the- route lie? in Kuwait territory and the remaining
k5 radios Ib Iraq, ao' that fudging by the normal standard of
Iraqi maintenance, and. allowing for wirestealing, the circuits
would never be in operation for any length of time.* Against
this, it is suggested that as the Iraqi authorities already’
allow the Iraq Petroleum Company to maintain some hundreds of
miles of route in Iraq territory between th@ frans^ordan
frontier and Haditha (B3), @.nd assuming that tha Iraqis could
foe convinced that the new route would ultimately bring the®
an evcp^increeaing revenue ©.a Kuwait develops, then It is
reasonably certain that- they would permit the Oil Company to
maintain the section between* the Kuwait frontier and Basra, er
at least allow them to assist fch© Iraqi linemen in its
• - i
On this assumption^ and also on the assumption that the
capacity of'a single radio-telephone circuit would be inadequate
even for the present needs between'Kuwait and Basra ? it is ^
recommended that the Oil Company should be encouraged to feulxd
a n®m route between Kuwait and Basra (subject of course to
BatisfactoxT arrangementa being mado with trS-gtr?
its mairttonanee) and that a 3 -ohannel telephone
ahceld t® installed on it. A channel on vhis ayat.« ooi.xd
th#n be rented to the Iraqis for civil u^eo
mWjjjs Tiwnoaal does« of course, cut across the previous.
**»-t *7- Cable A Wireless l#td» would normally operate
understanding that Wjxe ® tmt it is thought that
the external commanioations ^ait, f 6 ™|nl
possibly that company Eiftt no L!? n ®,f~Ltee S to th« futura of
SSlt-^^tS^oth^toX^it ^‘^d^OablaT^X^h.
telten over by the Iraqi enthalpies.
-The aspect of th® matter
taken up with the Sabasey 'A-» ’ 5 “ n '
objection? it will then_oe .»
of Posts and Telegraphs.
it affects Iraq will be
and. If they hare no
to the Iraqi Director-

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The file concerns the Post and Telegraph Office and mail delivery in Kuwait.

The file contains:

  • Commercial agreement between ruler of Kuwait and Cable and Wireless Limited, 1941
  • Construction of wireless station at Kuwait, administered by Cable and Wireless Limited, 1941
  • Interruption of postal service between Kuwait and Iraq, 1941
  • Transfer of administration of Kuwait postal business to Indian Postal Administration, 1941
  • Agreements with Kuwait - Zubair Transport Company for motor vehicle mail service, 1942-43
  • Establishment of a Money Order Service between Iraq and Kuwait, 1942
  • Draft agreements between the ruler of Kuwait [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] and Cable and Wireless Limited, regarding the maintenance of the wireless telegraph station at Kuwait, 1946-47
  • Agreement between the ruler of Kuwait [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] and Cable and Wireless Limited, regarding the maintenance of the wireless telegraph station at Kuwait, in English and Arabic, 1947.

The file is composed of correspondence between Cable and Wireless Limited, 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 Kuwait, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Government of India, 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 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq, the British Embassy at Baghdad, Harris Publications Limited, the Commonwealth Communications Council, the General Post Office, and the Treasury.

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1 file (360 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 362; 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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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Coll 35/12(2) 'Kuwait: post and telegraph office and telephones; participation of Iraq in Empire Air Mail Scheme; Cable and Wireless Agreement with Shaikh of Kuwait' [‎44r] (87/724), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/4115A, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100089451948.0x00005a> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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