'File 12/2 Cable and Wireless Limited, Muscat.'

Title:

'File 12/2 Cable and Wireless Limited, Muscat.'

Date:

1934/1943

Description:

Abstract: The file concerns the operations of Cable and Wireless Limited at Muscat.The papers consist almost entirely of correspondence between the Company and the Political Agent, Muscat, and cover: change of Company name; procedural matters; building works at the Company's premises; a request by the Sultan of Muscat, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], for an annual payment from the Company in return for allowing the Company to run its telegraph cable into Muscat; the Sultan's request supported by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle), because it was a commercial operation, folio 40; installation of an engine for the Company's emergency plant; interruptions to the cable service; staff matters; and correspondence concerning delays to the receipt and delivery of important telegrams.The file also contains copies of some slightly earlier correspondence, dating from 1933. The Arabic language content of the papers consists of two letters between the Political Agent, Muscat, and the Government of Muscat and Oman (that from the Political Agent with English translation).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 223; 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 4-209; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence between ff 210-220, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Telegraph cables

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000b6_ar
81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000b6_en
IOR/R/15/6/407
IOR/R/15/6/407

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