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'File 51/88 I Cable and Wireless Kuwait' [5v] (10/16)
The record is made up of 1 file (6 folios). It was created in 1 May 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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The agreement between Shaikh Ahmad of Kuwait [Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir] and Cable and Wireless Ltd for the opening of a telegraph station in Kuwait. It covers the extent of the company's remit, taxes, payment of set-up costs, expansion, security, technical training for Kuwaiti nationals, and the Shaikh's allowance of free messages. Signed by Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, Ruler of Kuwait, and C G Gott, Divisional Manager at Cable and Wireless Ltd, on 1 May 1947. Witnessed by Maurice Tandy, 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.
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Foliation: the sequence starts on the front cover and continues through to the back cover. The numbering is in pencil, circled, and 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 View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/469
- Title
- 'File 51/88 I Cable and Wireless Kuwait'
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- 2r:7v
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