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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' [372r] (743/911)
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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aim be anticipated from Income Tax and xciot, and It will
be pcaalblei ae 4»t present 9 to oolleet ll^bt dues on behnl.r
of the Covemnunt of India from vessels c~ llln at Perlm
but not bound for India# The t slstlc Petix)leum Coj:.paiv»
or any other private firm th£,t remain in the present Perim
Coal Company'e Concession eould be required to pay rental
for the use of land and buildings which, on termination of
the Perim Coal Company * a lease, woula have lapsed to
Government#
18# The Secretary of State h^s pointed out that, as
the Perim Coal Company are under no obligation to continue
to sup|>Iy public services, there is no object in holding
them to their lease, and he his proposed that the Government
of Indid rai^ht agY*ee to terminate It forthwith on reasonable
terms# I recommend that this be done as s< on c&s possible
subject to the condition th t the Company will place at Ue
disposal of revex nment on hire one of their existing sets
of condenser plant, t»o 46 ton tmks, one lifting bar- e, one
tug md one water bo t and the use of a slipway until sudi
time as the new condenser at l eyun recoct ended In para raph
5 is installed and in r Tinirq order#
19# There will be due from the Company
(a) PJinual rent payable under clause lof their lease,
up to the d rte of its termination on ^st l ay 1943#
(b) A sum to cover their liability for the main ten nee
of buildings under clause 2(d) of their lease#
Against these sums Government mi^ht agree to off-set
(c) the hire of the plant referred to in paragraph 18,
and the purchase value of mooring buoys and 11; ht buoys if
it is decided that Govenaaent will undertake the arinter^nce
of the harbour#
(d) a rebate et « fair rate of interest in
consideration of the immediate payment of a lump sum
instead of annual payments extending over a number of years#
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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)
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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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- 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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