File 80/1913 Pt 1 'Arabistan: telegraph line'

Title:

File 80/1913 Pt 1 'Arabistan: telegraph line'

Date:

1912/1919

Description:

Abstract: The volume comprises one part discussing the Arabistan telegraph line: correspondence, notes and telegrams regarding repairs to the Line, and arrangements made with the Persian Government regarding their modernization after the destruction of the tract between Bander Rig [Bandar Rig, Iran] and Borasjun [Borazjan, Iran].The volume contains the 1913 agreements between the Telegraph Department of the British Government and the Persian Minister of Post and Telegraphs for the reorganization of the Arabistan Telegraph Lines and the prolongation of the Telegraph Conventions until 1945, minutes of meetings at the Foreign Office; statements showing yearly payments made or to be made for the Line from 1914 to 1945; and statements showing the estimated and actual cost of its construction.The volume also contains a map of the Arabistan Telegraph Line (folio 15).The principal correspondents are the Foreign Office, the India Office, the Indo European Telegraph Department, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and His Majesty's Minister in Tehran.The volume comprises part 1. This includes a divider which gives the subject and part number, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 194; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Telegraph lines
Persian Minister of Post and Telegraphs
Telegraph Department of the British Government

Geographic region:

Bander Rig
Borasjun

Rights:

المُلكية العامة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0000dc_ar
81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0000dc_en
IOR/L/PS/10/325
IOR/L/PS/10/325

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