'Second Memorandum on the Lighting and Buoyage of the Persian Gulf'
IOR/L/PS/18/B187a
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 8 Nov 1912. 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 is a memorandum written by John Edward Ferard of the 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. 's Political Department regarding the development and improvement of lighting and buoyage facilities in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (including the installation of lighthouses, lighted buoys and dioptric lanterns).
The memorandum is a continuation of a earlier memorandum that was produced on 28 December 1911 (IOR/L/PS/18/B187) and provides an update of developments that had taken place since the previous memorandum was written.
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- 2 folios
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Condition: the file is contained within a bound volume that contains several other reports on a number of topics.
Description: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at a loose plastic sheet containing the binding; 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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- Archival file
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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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- IOR/L/PS/18/B187a
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- B187a
- Date(s)
- 8 Nov 1912 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/L/PS/18/B187a
- Title
- 'Second Memorandum on the Lighting and Buoyage of the Persian Gulf'
- Pages
- front, 150r:151v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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