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'File 33/9 [17/2] TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MUHARRAQ & MANAMA.' [‎58r] (115/218)

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The record is made up of 1 file (107 folios). It was created in 17 Nov 1932-2 May 1935. 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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Iol'tic 1 Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
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r-oliticei. i;gent f 3< hart, In.
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to the Bf-ur^in uav^rn^nt,
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I hitvt,* the honour to t< ft r to tho correspondence
regarding tnc Instclutlon of « telephone et the handing
Ground t.t Suuurrsq*
I hare been u«ked to find out hethtr Instead of the
line? becoming the- pro erty of the Bc hraln Govr-rng^nt -
the r<.sur-! 'tion being that it «ould bcconB the i>ron«rty
of the Bahrain ^overrment litiaodlately on Its installation
Uw us£hr* in v-ould to*-
(a) the puyrn-nt of Hs. 150/- per e nmj» for service
and »b Intent nee, the line being t. ken over at
a valuation when no longer needed, or
lb) the line to be bended ov^r gratis then no
longer required la exch nge for r'ret aeint^n not
crui service*
?-• Frost tr»e corrosponut nee up to the present 1 understand
that tna position la as follows*-
H I t pgcmmt Hmn Is nc at Muh m
^pw;^ tin extension to thf round
will Im& considered as an extension fron ^nasah
and fcn&t in the ordinary course -ayrent ^lil be
for the c-:?st of esbcri^la ^nd the Installation
and the Bahrain ^overns^nt will the*; t tke over
the extension as their property and for a peysent
of Ra*i50/- i er annus n&lntain it and ^ivc service
is* hovn vcr # the -HJdrain **overn^nt hnve already
erected .oie^ for & greeter part of the distance
between *■ r/>mh and •uh&rraq they arc silling to
allow tn< extension to be carried ever these poles
vithout ^ny extra cost*

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The file concerns the installation of a telephone line connecting the Imperial Airways aerodrome (landing ground) at Muharraq and the wireless station of Imperial and International Communications at Manama with the Bahrain telephone exchange. The work was undertaken by the Government of Bahrain, and the cost was borne by the Air Ministry.

The principal correspondents are 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 Air Ministry; 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. , Bahrain (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch; 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle); and the State Engineer of the Government of Bahrain (William Benjamin Steele and H F Nash).

The correspondence covers: estimates, the need to install the line without delay, ownership of the line by the Government of Bahrain, rent of the line, bills for the work undertaken, and payment by the British Government.

The date range gives the covering dates of all the items of correspondence, including enclosures. The covering dates of the main items of correspondence are 13 February 1934 - 2 May 1935. The earliest item of correspondence is an enclosure on folio 9 dated 17 November 1932.

The Arabic language content of the file consists of five Government of Bahrain letterheads.

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1 file (107 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date follow their relevant covering letter, and terminate in a set of notes (folio 99-108).

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 109; 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. Previous foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 3-98 and ff 99-106; these numbers are written in a combination of pencil and coloured crayon, but are not circled.

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