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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' [374r] (747/911)
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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24* I have resumed th^t the strength of the Armed
Idice will remain as et preaerit| njnely one Indian o|f
Arab Officer end 3C raen f and the < fficer Co mandin* British
orcee In ^den Is of opinion that from a defence point of
view no reduction ou^ht to be made* Ap^rt from the
the
Armed ollce there are present 13 men frea/Aden Uhamed
Police and 7 loo lly recr ited liartx>ur Police. The letter
will no lont*** he required if the harbour Is not maintained*
to
but they ou^ht| in my opinion*/be t iven compensw,lion or
a Item, live employment* lender alternative I it should be
possible to reduce the number of iAu-naed l dice uent from
^den from 13 to 8 #
26* There remains to be considered the question of
allov«rnce8 for the ..dminletr^tor* My propose Is for
altemfttive 2 v ould involve allowances to the Commandant
of Police* and to the Police Officer at Perlm* 2 su^ est
Hs * ICO a month for the Commandant of Idle* or Assistant
Commandant of Polled to be dra^n by whichever of these two
officers visits the lei nri during the month for which payment
is made* and K&.5C a month for tl)e Police Inspector*
26* Theie la also the question of transport* As
stated in purs^ph 9 the Boyal ir Force nou send a
machine from Aden to Pt*rlm once a fort-.l^ht uhlch returns
on the day following Its arrival there* The . ir Officer
Cor mrndii\ et . den considers that It would normally be
possible to arrange for tht conveyance of the Cosom^nuant
to
of / seiet .nt Commandant of Police by this aeana^and frem
Perlm once a month* an thut the /Ir ministry would allow
to
this as istance^/be given without charge* If ao 9 transport
for these officers will present no difficulty*
27* I ©hull be grateful for early ozders on ay
proposals in view of the early prospect of the Perim Cocl
Company closing down their business*
28* In accordance with your instructions 1 am sending
/
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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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- Title
- Coll 1/59 'Aden. Lease of the Perim Coal Company at Perim: future of Perim and provision of a wireless set'
- Pages
- 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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