File 50/1914 Pt 10 'Persian Gulf: Lighting and Buoying; Supply of Lighthouse Tender; the Nearchus'

IOR/L/PS/10/443

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The record is made up of 1 volume (231 folios). It was created in 1912-1916. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .

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This file contains papers relating to the instalment and maintenance of lighting and other navigation facilities in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and particularly around the Shatt-al-Arab waterway, and waters around Kuwait, Bushire, and Bahrain. Most of the papers pertain to the capital expenditures on the new navigation aids for ships.

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1 volume (231 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 233; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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English in Latin script
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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.
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Archive reference
IOR/L/PS/10/443
Former external reference(s)
P 50/1914 Pt 10

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1912-1916 (CE, Gregorian)

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File 50/1914 Pt 10 'Persian Gulf: Lighting and Buoying; Supply of Lighthouse Tender; the Nearchus', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/443, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000152> [accessed 16 November 2024]

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