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'File No. 17/14 USE OF UNITED STATES ARMY POST OFFICE FACILITIES FOR BAPCO & ARAMCO.' [31v] (62/110)
The record is made up of 1 file (55 folios). It was created in 17 Oct 1944-3 May 1947. 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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CONDITIONS.
1. The Company or any Telegraph Company or Government Telegraph
Administration, by whom this telegram is or would in the ordinary course of the
telegraphic service be forwarded, may decline to forward such telegram although
it has been received for that purpose ; but in such case the amount paid for
transmission will be refunded to the sender at his request.
2. Neither the Company nor any Telegraph Company, or Government Telegraph
Administration, by whom this telegram is or would in the ordinary course of the
telegraphic service be forwarded, nor any of their respective officers or servants
shall be liable to make compensation for any loss, injury or damage arising or
resulting from non-transmission or non-delivery of the telegram, or delay or error
( or omission in the transmission or delivery thereof, through whatever cause such
non-transmission, non-delivery, delay, error, or omission shall have occurred even
though occasioned by the neglect or default of such Company or Administration or
any officer or servant in their employ.
3. This telegram shall be forwarded in accordance with the provisions of the
International Telegraph Regulations and the provisions of such Regulations shall
be deemed to be binding between the sender and this or any Telegraph Company
or Government Telegraph Administration by whom this telegram is or would
in the ordinary course of the telegraphic service be forwarded. ^
4. The above mentioned conditions also apply to telegrams tendered to or
delivered by the Company by telephone, over a private line, or by any other
means whatsoever. '
NOTE.—Code words used in the text of telegrams must not contain more than 5 letters.
The use of accented letters is not permitted in code words. By International
Regulations, the sender of a telegram is. obliged to produce the code from which
the text or part of the text in code has been compiled if requested by the office of
origin.
If figures and groups of figures, including commercial marks containing
figures and letters, are used in code telegrams directed to extra-European
destinations, their number, reckoned in accordance with the Rules for charging,
must not exceed one half of the number of chargeable words in the text and signature.
Full information respecting code telegrams may be obtained from any of the
Company's Branches.
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The file comprises correspondence relating to the use by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) and Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) of the United States Army Post Office in Bahrain to send mail and parcels to the United States and Canada.
The correspondence discusses permission the existing postal services from Bahrain to the USA through the Indian Postal Service, and the high costs and frequent delays which the service was afflicted by, and attempts to improve the service following the closure of the US Army Post Office at Bahrain in September 1945.
The correspondence is primarily between 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 (Tom Hickinbotham, Cornelius James Pelly, Arnold Crawshaw Galloway), 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. (Charles Geoffrey Prior, William Rupert Hay) and Secretary to the External Affairs Department of the Government of India (Olaf Kirkpatrick Caroe).
A series of file notes which were maintained as a record of the correspondence in the volume can be found at folios 49-54.
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- 1 file (55 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 55; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-29; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. Pagination: the file notes at the back (ff 49-54) have been paginated using pencil.
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- IOR/R/15/2/564
- Title
- 'File No. 17/14 USE OF UNITED STATES ARMY POST OFFICE FACILITIES FOR BAPCO & ARAMCO.'
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- 31r:31v
- Author
- Cable and Wireless Ltd (xx Imperial and International Communications Limited)
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