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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' [349r] (697/911)
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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M* 05782/35»
30th January, 1936
My dear Glauson, -nr^
I gather that you are now dealing with the question of
Perim Island, a copy of the correspondence concerning which was
sent to me by Rumbold in his letter of the 23rd December
No.P.Z.8664/35.
and in any fbture emergency affecting the Red Sea such as the
present it is also likely to be made use of, though in time of
peace naval vessels seldom call there.
lighting should be retained until the present emergency is
over. During this period our minimum requirements (apart from
the maintenance of High Light and Balfe Point Lighthouses,
which would always be required for general shipping passing
through the Red Sea) are that Pirie Point Light, Murray Point
Leading Lights and Prince Shoal Light Buoy should be maintained;
all the other lights and navigational buoys could be dispensed
with, although we should of course prefer to retain them.
possible to improvise the necessary lights and buoys without
undue delay unless, that is, the Petroleum Company can be
persuaded to continue them for commercial reasons.
reluctant to see the harbour abandoned. Is there no
possibility that the Asiatic Petroleum Company might be induced
to maintain the harbour permanently on the reduced scale I have
indicated above ? Apart from navigational buoys, we are
inclined to think that the only mooring buoys, out of the many
at present in harbour, which need be retained if the oil station
Perim Harbour is at present being used by destroyers
We think, therefore, that a system of buoying and
In any future emergency we think that it would be
On general grounds the Admiralty are, of course
COPY SENT CY AIR MAIL
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M.J. Clauson, Es
uson, Esq.,
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. W. 1
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- Coll 1/59 'Aden. Lease of the Perim Coal Company at Perim: future of Perim and provision of a wireless set'
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- 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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