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IOR/L/PS/12/4129
- Record Id:
- 040-000559218
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000559186
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0002c3
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100056016933.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/4129
- Title:
- Coll 35/23 'Arabia: establishment of cable communication between Shaikh Said and Perim'
- Scope & Content:
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The file concerns the re-establishment of cable communication between Sheikh Said and the island of Perim [Yemen], proposed by the ruler of Yemen in 1932, and negotiations with Eastern Telegraph Company Limited.
The file contains correspondence between: the Eastern Telegraph Company Limited; the Foreign Office; the India Office; the Colonial Office; the Political Resident at Aden; the Department of Overseas Trade; the Board of Trade; and the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
There are letters in French, from the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of the Kingdom of Yemen and the International Telecommunications Union.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000554996
037-000559186
040-000559218 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/12 : Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
IOR/L/PS/12/4100-4162 : Political (External) Collection 35: Telegraphic, Telephonic, Postal and Wireless Communications
IOR/L/PS/12/4129 : Coll 35/23 'Arabia: establishment of cable communication between Shaikh Said and Perim' - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0036]/037-000559186[0032]/040-000559218
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (59 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0002c3
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1932
- End Date:
- 1936
- Date Range:
- 12 Jan 1932-26 Nov 1936
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 60; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Former External References:
- Coll 35/23
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)