‘File 28/73 Tele-communications in time of war’

Title:

‘File 28/73 Tele-communications in time of war’

Date:

1938/1939

Description:

Abstract: The file comprises copies of correspondence concerning arrangements for wireless radio communications at Bahrain during wartime. Correspondents include: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle); representatives of the India Office (John Percival Gibson), the Admiralty (N J Margetts), the Air Ministry (M H Ely), and the Foreign Office (H M Eyres); the Chairman of Cable & Wireless Limited.The file includes:correspondence concerning the provision of a twenty-four-hour radio watch by the Cable & Wireless office at Bahrain in the event of war, including: correspondence between the India Office, Admiralty, Air Ministry, the Foreign Office, and Cable & Wireless head office in London, concerning the costs and requirements for emergency radio watches at Bahrain (ff 2-31, ff 41-44);correspondence relating to the practicalities of communication between Jedda and the outside world during war, including: a demi-official letter written by His Majesty’s Minister at Jedda, Reader William Bullard, on the technical practicalities of communications, including the use of wireless transmissions inside Saudi Arabia, and possible use of the California-Arabian Standard Oil Company’s (CASOC) wireless telephone network (ff 33-39);a letter from the India Office to the British Consul (meaning Political Agent) at Bahrain, dated 11 September 1939, asking whether Bahrain can receive BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) short wave bulletins, and Reuter transmissions either on short wave or by cable (f 45).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 50; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-26; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Radio
Second World War (1939-1945)
Telecommunications

Geographic region:

Jedda

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0000a9_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0000a9_en
IOR/R/15/2/760
IOR/R/15/2/760

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