Author
Cable and Wireless Limited
Publication Date
26 Mar 1941-15 Dec 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
360
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/L/PS/12/4115A
Record ID
vdc_100000000648.0x0002b4
Library Location
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.
Date
26 Mar 1941-15 Dec 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file concerns the Post and Telegraph Office and mail delivery in Kuwait.
The file contains:
Commercial agreement between ruler of Kuwait and Cable and Wireless Limited, 1941
Construction of wireless station at Kuwait, administered by Cable and Wireless Limited, 1941
Interruption of postal service between Kuwait and Iraq, 1941
Transfer of administration of Kuwait postal business to Indian Postal Administration, 1941
Agreements with Kuwait - Zubair Transport Company for motor vehicle mail service, 1942-43
Establishment of a Money Order Service between Iraq and Kuwait, 1942
Draft agreements between the ruler of Kuwait [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] and Cable and Wireless Limited, regarding the maintenance of the wireless telegraph station at Kuwait, 1946-47
Agreement between the ruler of Kuwait [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] and Cable and Wireless Limited, regarding the maintenance of the wireless telegraph station at Kuwait, in English and Arabic, 1947.
The file is composed of correspondence between Cable and Wireless Limited, 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.
at Kuwait, 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 Foreign Office, the
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.
, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq, the British Embassy at Baghdad, Harris Publications Limited, the Commonwealth Communications Council, the General Post Office, and the Treasury.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Coll 35/12/2
