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'Correspondence re the Establishment of a Wireless Telegraph Station in Bahrain' [8r] (21/324)
The record is made up of 1 file (152 folios). It was created in 7 Sep 1902-19 Feb 1917. 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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time in thlo oonneotlon owing to the inability of the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
burgeon as Chief of the Service to get into speedy ooarjnunication
with either port, especially Bahrein, to which there Is only a
fortnightly mall. Next, I would allude to the traffic in smuggled
arms from the Arab to the Persian shore which has of late assumed
such alarming proportions. It is most desirable that British
Officers at all ports which are closely identified with the traff
ic should bo in telegraphic communication with one another and
with His ajesty's Ships.
I.ast, but not least, must be remembered the active competition
of Foreign Powers ennecially Germany at the present moment with
our seaborne trade, a consideration which makes it of the utmost
importanoe that we should place every possible facility in the
hands of our own merchants likely to assist them in the struggle.
The power to communicate by telegranh with their principals in
India is one patent way in which they can be helped if we may
judge from their repeated re^reflentations for Cable extension.
All these considerations, 1 submit, combine to accentuate the
desirability, not to say the necessity, of linking up both ports
telegraphically, and there is no doubt that the measure would be
cordially welcomed by the Arab Chiefs concerned.
At the time my predecessor placed the matter before the
Covemment of India both the Jable and Tireless systems were
Indeed considered, but at that epoch Cable extension was held to
be too expensive a measure, while the existing Wireless systems
were adjudged insufficiently perfected to warrant adoption in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, ^ince then. Wireless telegraphy has made great
strides and in view of the other developments above indicated, I
now venture to submit the question for consideration.
5. I recently tool: an opportunity of consulting the officiating
Director Persian tiulf Telegraphs on the subject generally. I
gathered from him that the cost of Cable extension to Bahrein
alone would probably be from to 6 La-ihs initial and 7000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
annual recurring exnendlture: w; ereas in the case of a wireless
installation the initial expenditure for installations at Bahrein
and liushire would be well under one .akh and the monthly recurring
expenditure
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The file relates to the establishment and operation of the wireless telegraph station (later also radio station) in Bahrain [frequently referred to in the papers as Bahrein]. The papers include correspondence from 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; 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 Ruler of Bahrain, Sheikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifah [‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah, Hakim of Bahrain] (in Arabic with translations in English); and other British officials.
The papers include:
- proposal from 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 for the establishment of telegraphic communication with India, showing that the initiative had come from British Indian traders in Bahrain, and the response from the Government of India, September 1902 - March 1903;
- renewal of the proposal by 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. , advancing many reasons for the increased desirability of a telegraph service, March 1908;
- papers concerning a site for the wireless station, including sketch map (ff. 16-17), May - August 1912;
- papers relating to cost of building, testing of the ground, and preparation of estimates, August - September 1912;
- proposed removal of stone from Phoenician tombs for use in building the station, and use of stone from old Portuguese fort, July - December 1914;
- construction, May 1915;
- completion of station, appointment and payment of naturs (watchmen) to supervise the site, installation of more powerful apparatus, and letters and telegrams of congratulation on the opening of the station, March - July 1916;
- request from Sheikh Isa for a special concessionary wireless rate for himself and his sons, August 1916;
- proposals for the construction of a wall or fence around the site, August - November 1916; and,
- correspondence with the Commodore, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , concerning the need for officials of the wireless station to notify movement of Royal Navy ships more accurately, November 1916.
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- 1 file (152 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1, on the third folio after the front cover, and terminates at 155, on the last folio before the back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Foliation anomalies: ff. 75, 75A, 75B; ff. 89, 89A. The following folio numbers do not appear: 12, 22, 42, 44, 46, 55, 74, 106.
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- Title
- 'Correspondence re the Establishment of a Wireless Telegraph Station in Bahrain'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:10v, 11:12, 13r:20r, 20r:20v, 21v, 23r:38v, iii-r:iii-v, 39r:40v, 41:46, 47r:54r, 55v:72v, 73v, 75r:75v, 75ar:75bv, 76r:80v, 81v:88v, 89ar:89av, 90r:93r, 93r:93v, 93v:97r
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