'Lighting and Buoying of the Persian Gulf, 1908-1928'

IOR/L/PS/18/B401

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The record is made up of 1 file (3 folios). It was created in 29 Aug 1928. 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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Document providing a history of lighting and buoying of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

Covering:

first reconstruction: 1909-14 – assessment, programme of reconstruction; obstructive activities of the Turkish authorities, detail of buoys and lighthouses placed, and parts of the programme not completed;
expansion: 1914-25 – including extensions to the original programme, and an overhaul of beacons;
administration and finance – including light dues, responsibility for the cost of the service, the Government of India's role in administration and maintenance, and the creation of a Lighting and Buoying Fund;
relations with Persia – listing occasions during the British management of the Lighting and Buoying Service when His Majesty's Government came into collision with the Persian Government;
conclusions.

It also includes an appendix listing lights, buoys, and beacons present at the time of writing (1928).

Written by M J Clauson 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. .

Extent and format

1 file (3 folios)

Arrangement

This file consists of a single document.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 49, and terminates at f 51, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, 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. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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English in Latin script

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Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/L/PS/18/B401
Former external reference(s): P 4669/28
Date(s): 29 Aug 1928 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: LighthousesBuoys
Places: Persian Gulf
People & organisations: Political Resident, Persian GulfGovernment of Persia, Qajar dynastyGovernment of Iran, Pahlavi dynastyIndia Office

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/18/B401
Title: 'Lighting and Buoying of the Persian Gulf, 1908-1928'
Pages: 49r:51v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence