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File 815/1917 Pt 1A 'Persian Gulf: lighting and buoying; improvements on original scheme; proposals for lights at Shaikh Shuaib, Henjam, Muscat and Jask' [31r] (55/122)
The record is made up of 1 item (59 folios). It was created in 29 May 1916-16 Nov 1917. 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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No.374-M
Co^y
I^arin8 Ck3 3 Hc.iOG'f.
G-overnment of India.
Mir ine Depart rnent.
Simla, the 24th Ai^guet 1917.
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The Director, Hoyal Indian Marine,
Sir,
I ani directed to refer to the correspondence ending
with your telegram Ho .A. S .265, dated the 1st June 1917, and
to request that you will be so good as to furnish, as early
as possible, an estimate of the expenditure involved in the
provision of the proposed beacon on Ikskat Island.
I am also to request that you will be so good as to
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expedite the submission of the particulars,
which you are obtaining from Messrs Turner Morrison and
Company and the Public Works Department, in connection wit! ’
the cost of thecSher items mentioned in the letter from the
commodore,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Squadron, dated the 28th March 1916,
copy of which #as communicated to you, under Marine Depart
ment endorsement I T o. 153-M., dated the 22nd Februarv 1917.
I have, etc.,
Sd/- A.A,blielan,
Assistant Seer star* v tn .
Government of -^ndia
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This part is mainly composed of interdepartmental correspondence discussing the negotiations for the installation and maintenance of lighthouses and buoying in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. after the First World War, specifically at Muscat, Henjam and Sheikh Shuaib. Related matters of discussion include the following: the improvement of the lighting and buoying service and its locations; observations and instructions regarding the improvements; building materials for the lighthouses (ff 35-39); the involvement of the AGA Gas company regarding the cost of the arrangement and permission from the Persian Government. This part of the volume also includes two maps of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. showing the suggested system of lighting (ff 62-63). Some of the correspondence touches on the more general issue of financing lighting and buoying in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Notable correspondents include the following: 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. ; Government of India, External Affairs Department; Secretary of the State for India; Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ; Deputy 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. ; HM Treasury; Director of the Royal Indian Marine.
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- File 815/1917 Pt 1A 'Persian Gulf: lighting and buoying; improvements on original scheme; proposals for lights at Shaikh Shuaib, Henjam, Muscat and Jask'
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- 4r:33v, 34ar:34av, 34r:63v
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