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(Paragraph 147)
Letter, dated December 8 1951, from the Political Officer, Trucial States, to the
Ruler of Sharjah, about the Despatch of Telegrams Free of Charge
In connection with the Civil Aviation Agreement signed by you on
15th November 1951, I am to inform you that you may, in any one calendar
year, send telegrams free of charge irrespective of destination up to a limit of
two thousand words, through the civil telegraph station established at Sharjah.

APPENDIX O
(Paragraph 148)

Licence granted by the Ruler of Dubai to Cable and Wireless Ltd., dated
January 31 1951
This Deed made the 31st day of January 1951 between the Shaikh Said bin
Maktum, O.B.E., Shaikh of Dubai (hereinafter referred to as “ the Shaikh ”) on
the one part and Cable and Wireless Limited a Company incorporated in England
whose registered offices are situated at Electra House, Victoria Embankment in
the City of Westminster (hereinafter called “ the Company ”) of the other part.
Witnesseth as follows: —
1. The Shaikh hereby grants unto the Company for a period of twenty years
from the date of the signing of this Deed—the Company having the option of
renewal for a further period after consultation with the Shaikh—licence and
permission
(a) to establish maintain and operate telecommunication services between
Dubai and points outside the Shaikh’s territories and services with
aircraft and ships at sea and for that purpose to install maintain and
work a telegraph station or stations and any additions thereto.
(b) to provide a telephone service in and about the City of Dubai and for
that purpose to install maintain and operate a telephone exchange and
subscribers apparatus and any extension or extensions thereof.
(c) to establish a telegraph office at Dubai for the purpose of receiving from
and delivering to the public telegrams exchanged between Dubai and
any point outside the Shaikh’s territories.
(d) to land maintain and operate within the Shaikh’s territories any telegraph
cable or cables the Company may desire for the purpose of connecting
the territory with the Company’s world-wide system of telegraphic
communications.
2.—(a) This agreement holds good for a period of 20 years and is subject to
renewal.
(b) No permission will be given by the Shaikh during this period to any other
Company to undertake or operate the services defined in Article (1).

3. The Company shall be entitled to receive payment or other consideration
for the telecommunication services rendered by it and in accordance with the rates
from time to time in force.