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'Cable and Wireless Concession Agreement with Shaikh of Bahrain'

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/1/751

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This record is a file about the 'Cable and Wireless Concession Agreement with Shaikh of Bahrain' dating from 1947.

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IOR/R/15/1/751
Title
'Cable and Wireless Concession Agreement with Shaikh of Bahrain'
Date
1947
Description

This file contains two copies of a concession agreement between Cable & Wireless Limited and the Government of Bahrain (represented by Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the ruler of Bahrain). The agreements (folios 5-18) were signed in the presence of Hugh Dunstan Rance, the British Political Agent in Bahrain and have wax impressions of the Agency's official seal on the reverse of their final folios. The agreements are bi-lingual (English and Arabic) and every folio of one copy (folios 12-18) has been stamped with Shaikh Salman's personal seal. The file also contains draft copies of the agreement (folios 19-34) in both English and Arabic with annotations and corrections in pencil.

Note

The file contains two official copies of the agreement (folios 5-18) followed by drafts of the agreement (folios 19-34).

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Arabic; English
Physical description
1 file (36 folios)
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Unrestricted

Physical condition
File containing loose sheets that were previously bound with treasury tags. Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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'Cable and Wireless Concession Agreement with Shaikh of Bahrain'