File 815/1917 Pt 1E 'Persian Gulf: lighting and buoying; Jask lighthouse'

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This part is mainly composed of interdepartmental correspondence discussing the erection of a lighthouse at Jask, a useful point for ships when making entrance into the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

Related matters of discussion include the following: a statement of expenditure of material and increasing prices; the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. lighting fund and the charge of Imperial funds.

The correspondence in the part is internal correspondence between British officials. The principal correspondents are the Government of India's Army Department; the Government of India's Marine Department; the Foreign Office; the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. 's Public Works Department; HM Treasury; and officials acting on behalf of Earl Curzon of Kedleston, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

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1 item (53 folios)

It is part of

File 815/1917 Pt 1A-2 'Persian Gulf'

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/10/659

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

Access & Reference

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/10/659/5

Former external reference(s)

P 815/1917 Pt 1E

History of this record

Date(s)

3 Nov 1918-26 Oct 1926 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Wartime constructionVesselsBuilding construction

Places

Jask

People & organisations

HM TreasuryBoard of Trade, Mercantile Marine DepartmentGovernment of India, Army Department, General Staff BranchGovernment of Bombay, Public Works DepartmentForeign OfficePermanent Under-Secretary of State for India

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