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'File 3/21/ II Sharjah Launch Trenchard Fowle' [‎5r] (11/224)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (112 folios). It was created in 15 Jul 1947-27 Dec 1949. 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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D.O. No. T /l. British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Sharjah.
The 23rd December, 1947.
Please refer to the Resident's demi-official
letter No. 2314-34/3, dated the 3rd November to me
when I was acting as political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. . I have delayed
answering it until I could study the possibility of
hiring launches on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and the cost of
fitting out and maintaining the Bandar Abbas launch
there.
2. If the rudder were strengthened, the hatches
completed, the mast replaced, and a second anchor and
oil-burning navigation lights purchased, the Bandar
Abbas launch would be sea-worthy for use on the Trucial •
Coast; but you will appreciate that it is not by any
means completely fitted out. At present it consists of
a good hull with bow suit and yard, sails, one anchor
and ropes, a new engin^, and an unfitted cabin only.
3. To make it suitable for long journeys and to
enable the Political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , to stay
aboard when on tour it will require the following addi
tional equipment and structural alterations in this order
of priorityj^ ^ «
(i) A row boat;
(ii) a bilge pump;
(iii) two galleys: one for the Political Officer,
Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , and one for the" crew
(iv) fuel storage tanks;
(v) wheel house and wheel forward to facilitate
navigation;
(vi) alternation to the engine room hatch to
facilitate control and operation of
the engine;
(vii) drinking water tanks;
(viii) a tarpaulin for protection against sun and rain;
(ix) a cabin bed, table, and cushions;
(x) a lavatory and wash basin with water tank; and
(xi) an electric lighting set.
/4. I estimate....

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Correspondence relating to the fitting of the Sharjah launch.

Correspondents include: Gordon Noel Jackson, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (Sharjah); Cornelius James Pelly, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain; A L M Dredge, Secretary to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Rupert Hay, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; B H Lermitte, Manager, Petroleum Concessions Ltd, Bahrain; The Boats Fitting Co. Bristol; Gray, Mackenzie, London; Establishment and Organization Department, Foreign Office, London; Mohammed Taher Alshari, Bahrain.

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1 volume (112 folios)
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Black, blue, and red circled index numbers written using both ink and crayon can be found throughout the file.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found 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. Foliation errors: 1, and 1A; 7, and 7A.

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