Author
an agent.
in Bahrain and the State Engineer of the Government of Bahrain. The papers are concerned with the maintenance and extension of the network
Publication Date
2 Mar 1932-8 Jul 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
188
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1266
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000001
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
2 Mar 1932-8 Jul 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence regarding the telephone network in Bahrain. The correspondence is mostly between the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Bahrain and the State Engineer of the Government of Bahrain. The papers are concerned with the maintenance and extension of the network, changes to telephone charges, complaints about the service, and the installation of lines and telephone equipment at the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Royal Air Force (RAF) Rest House, British Naval Base, and the Victoria Memorial Hospital.
Further correspondence is from the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), Imperial and International Communications Limited (later Cable and Wireless), the Officer Commanding at RAF Headquarters in Basra, the Naval Officer in Charge in Bahrain, 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.
, and the firms Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) and British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) (in whose offices lines were also installed).
Included within the file are the following documents:
the 'Bahrain Automatic Telephone System - Agreement for Telephone Installation', produced by Cable and Wireless Limited (folios 119-126);
a General Electric Company (GEC) catalogue, K Section, 15th Edition, September 1928 (folios 142-167).
Folios 168-188 are internal office notes.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
File 6/48
