Coll 35/11 'Persian Gulf: Bahrain wireless station; refusal of Persian government to accept telegraphic traffic to or from Bahrain' [‎109r] (218/284)

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I m commanded by the Air Council to acquaint you,
for the Information of ieoretary ;5if John Simon, that a
number of comp ainte hare boen received from the Imperial and
International Co r mnnic^tionw Ltd, repmrdini? the tranamlMloa
of political traffic over the Arabian ooaat wireless eysten,
inetalled for navigational purposes on the aeronautical route
to India*
I tm to explain that when thj air route wao diverted
to the Arabian coaet, the Air ini try instailed a wireleea
etation at lii-ihreln, man il Airway#* ant 11 eueh
tirae as the Imperial and International Common cations Ltd*
marine station at Bahrein could be notleraieed to wortr with
aireraft. The Air Officer Cowman inf in Iraq reports that it
le the custom to dispeae of Son ulate traffic by tfc] reana t
pren?'rmbly without any charge beinr raised*
It appears that, exceptinr for the accidental placlnp
of an airways station at Bahrein, political and other tr ffic
addressed to Bahrein from Basrah (and possibly other places
conreoted by hoyal Air Force and airways co;anuBlefttionp
or~ani?»aii a) would be handled by the Iraq Covorn^ent W/T
Station at Baernh, which would pass it direct to Bahrein marine
station owned by Imp rial <ind Intornational Cormsmleationa
Ltd, The com ereial services are acoordinply beinr de rived of
revenue hioh they mi, htleriti ntely expect should necrue to
stations located in unprofitable areas similar to the Imperial
She Under beeretar; oi >',tate,
Foreifn Office t
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