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Coll 1/59 'Aden. Lease of the Perim Coal Company at Perim: future of Perim and provision of a wireless set' [214r] (427/911)
The record is made up of 1 file (456 folios). It was created in 24 Jun 1935-21 Oct 1937. 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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such oi' them ae shall not have been specified in such
notice before the expiration of the said term or (as
the case may be) within three calendar months after t lie
sooner determination of the said term under the proviso
hereinbefore contained anti shall in either case level
the ground and remove all debris therefrom and shall in
the case of any landing places remove the whole thereof
down to the level of the bed of the sea or harbour and
leave the land in good order and condition and the earns
shaxl be carried out by the Company to the satisfaction
of the lessor or any person appointed for that purpose
by the lolitioal hesident Aden and if the Company s hal l
l^-^l remove such buildings and landing places (except
as aforesaid) within the respective periods aforesaid
the same shall belong to and become the property of the
Lessor.
i l Hh Lessor doth hereby covenant with the Company that
the company paying the rent hereby reserved and observing
and performing the several covenants conditions and agreex^nte
herein on uheir part contained shall peaceably hold ana enjoy
the demised pcenlses during the said term without any
interruption by the Lessor or any person claiming under or
in trust for him.
company shall be entitled to such compensation as
Aden
the Political Hesident/shall decide for the destruction
sinking removal or otherwise rendering useless of any coal
and oil which may be destroyed sunk removed or rendered
useless under the provisions of those presents or for any
loss or damages which the Company may sustain thereby but
if any coal and oil which may have been seized and removed
shall be utilized by His Majesty* a Government or Hie
Majesty* s ships the Lessor will pay to the Company the
average current price of coal and oil at Aden of a similar
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The file contains papers regarding the operation of certain businesses on Perim, negotiations for their withdrawal from the island, and arrangements for the Government of India to assume responsibility for maintaining essential services previously provided by the companies.
The papers primarily concern the position of the Perim Coal Company - a subsidiary of Lambert Brothers Ltd. - and consist of correspondence regarding: the lease held by the company (copy at ff 445-54); their financial circumstances, and reasons for ceasing operations on Perim; arrangements for early termination of the lease through a deed of surrender (copy at ff 123-25); and the proposed sale of a water condensing plant and accessories to the Government of India.
Throughout their period of operation on the island the company provided certain essential services: a company employee acted as Government Agent on the island, and they also provided sanitation and medical services; the supply of water, ice and electricity; and oversaw the lighting and buoying of the harbour. Arrangements for the assumption of these duties by the Government of India and Aden authorities are also discussed in the correspondence.
The correspondence also concerns other businesses operating on Perim, namely the Asiatic Petroleum Company, the Lloyd's signal station, the Shell Transport and Trading Company Ltd., and the Eastern Telegraph Company (owned by Cable and Wireless PLC). The file contains correspondence with Cable and Wireless and minutes of the Imperial Communications Advisory Committee, regarding: the temporary provision of telegraph services until an alternative wireless set is provided for the island; and the continued maintenance of the company's cable tank depot, used for cable repair operations throughout the region.
A map of the island, showing the location of buildings leased by the companies, can be found at folio 446.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folios 1-2).
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- 1 file (456 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 456; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/1497
- Title
- Coll 1/59 'Aden. Lease of the Perim Coal Company at Perim: future of Perim and provision of a wireless set'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:52v, 56r:59v, 63r:77v, 79r:93v, 95r:97v, 100r:105v, 107r:108v, 110r:127v, 130r:147v, 150r:150v, 155r:156v, 159r:180v, 183r:200v, 204r:226v, 232r:255v, 257r:258v, 263r:268v, 270r:290v, 295r:295v, 298r:344v, 346r:346v, 349r:357v, 360r:384v, 389r:393v, 400r:430v, 432r:438v, 444v:445v, 447r:454v, 447r:447v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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