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File 252/1910 Pt 2 Persian Gulf: lighting and buoying; buoyage of Shatt al-Arab [‎82r] (170/660)

The record is made up of 1 volume (327 folios). It was created in 1911. 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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tion on this subject, piease quote
M. 11816 .
and address letter to—
The Secretary,
Admiralty, Whitehall,
London, S.W.
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20th June, •
21 JUN1911!i
Sir,
I am commanded by My Lords Commiasloners of the
Admiralty to transmit herewith, for the information of the
Secretary of State for India in Council, Copy of a letter
from the Commanding Officer of H.M.S. l, 0din n together with
a copy of a Notice to Mariners relative to the positions of
buoys on the Shatt al Arab River Bar which have been
received from the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies.
Copies of the tracings referred to in paragraphs
2, 3 and 4 of the letter from the Commanding Officer of
H.M # S. w 0din M are not enclosed.
A similar letter has been sent to the Foreign
Office.
The Under Secretary of State,
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. ,
I am.
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
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lO a.^a,
21JUN1911
INu rICE.
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This volume contains letters, reports and memoranda concerning the lighting and buoyage of the Shatt al-Arab. Correspondence discusses the poor state of the buoys and need for repainting; a re-survey of the Shatt al-Arab in order the prevent the Germans from gaining influence. Also discussed is the need to establish which British maintained-buoys are in Turkish or Persian waters and the dispatch of a British naval force to the area where British buoys had been laid.

Correspondents include: Viceroy of India; Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department; Director, Royal Indian Marine, and the Vali of Basra.

The volume is part 2 of 2. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part of the year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format
1 volume (327 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 252 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. : Lighting and Buoying) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/168-169. The volumes are divided into two parts, with each part comprising one volume.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 327; 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.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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