'File 12/1 IV CABLE & WIRELESS LTD.'

Content

The file concerns the operations of Cable and Wireless Limited at Muscat.

The papers include: correspondence between the Company and 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. , Muscat, concerning the installation of air-conditioning in quarters occupied by the Company's staff; statistics of average monthly cable traffic at Muscat; and draft and final versions of the Wireless Telephone and Wireless Telegraph Licence granted by Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Sultan of Muscat and Oman, to Cable and Wireless Limited (signed on 1 December 1951), with related correspondence.

Extent and format

1 file (54 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 56; 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.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/6/406

Former external reference(s)

Subject files: File 12/1/4

History of this record

Date(s)

1 Jan 1951-2 Dec 1951 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

TelecommunicationsAir conditioning

People & organisations

Cable and Wireless Ltd

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