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File 788/1919 Pt 3 ‘MESOPOTAMIA Disposal of River Craft’ [315v] (393/929)
The record is made up of 1 item (482 folios). It was created in 27 Dec 1919-24 Nov 1920. 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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i are all actual requirements, I have thought it advi^Ki
In addition to the above, wh h twQ Sumana Tugs^seven Motor Be!lu ms , one S ! t ' l |
include a small reserve of two Sterm 1 U g h t er . I have no doubt that should these Craf 1
Barge, one Water Barge, and oneM, t^ 5 ifficulty in disposing of them at a profit. flno ‘' k
eventually be found necessary working of the Civil Marine Department the
When submitting EstabhshmenteforAe wor to b£ put wiu be showl , »* s ,
which each of the Ships me r Secretary of States’ Telegram of November 13
(b) With reference to item 0 various Classes which should be retained in the
number and description of ^
ipS
The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47.
luded in Schedule “ B ” attached, the names of all tb
for Commercial purposes , 1 Deoartment as wishing to purchase Vessels, with the numh P ;
Who have been ^s^siWe ofle Ve'sse” they have asked for. It will he seen that the^
and Classes, as near as possible, ot sternwh eel Vessels, capable of towing Barges, but® ft,
ity wish to acquire the ^ u-ia retain ed either for Military Service or for the Ci«
greater part of these wiliest probably ^ Commercia , Public .
Marine very few wil „™p11p.d Craft for refer
iSth, \ '
1 tut
country
th e Fin.
2 mv y opLoa tteTos" suitable self-propelled Craft for retention in the country,
for sale to the Arab community, are :
Particularly
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
, r 1 “ c 14 ” and “ S.40 ” Class.
Sternwheelers of the S.14 ana
Hospital"pachilers with one of their upper decks removed.
County Council Steamers.
Small Paddle Tugs.
u ^ su 2 g e sted for retention I have included six “ T” Class Vessels
With the T Class, or ru ^, h and Bag hdad. These are at present being run by the
and two “ M.T ” Tugs for Fe ™ e .. requirements and also for Civilian passengers. If they
Inland Water Transpoit to Fp r r ies it is most probable that some Civilian Firm may wish to
are not maintained as Governmen re ason I have thought it advisable to include the neces-
purchase them to run the Femes ; for that reason
sary Craft. show i n g the individual Vessels of the Fleet which I have alio-
I also attach Schedule C ivTose of the Civil Administration, and Schedule “D”,
cated for the Military requiremens latter w ill not be of much value until the wishes ol
showing those of the Commercia de ft n it e ly known as, if they find they cannot purchase Stern-
the prospective purchasers are more definitely kno ^ ^
wheelers, they may no^ wis nQt showR indiv idual Motor Boats, as the dehnite alloca.
.. ‘“fthese fetoo complicated to be done at present, and if done would probably be worthies
“mg to the number of alterations of the Vessels it is proposed to
he Civil Administration. An average no. , (
h + 0 f r nm the actual cost of the Vessels to the Army, plus cost of --
m M Is h opo e taSr WheX to^pS. ^ ^ ^ ^
sterling value has been calculated at the rate of Rs.
o u \\j miaHRS. Brigadier-General,
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This file concerns the disposal of river craft in Mesopotamia and contains material relating to:
- The opposition of the Civil Commissioner in Baghdad, Colonel Arnold Talbot Wilson, to the proposals of Lord Inchcape [James Lyle MacKay, 1st Earl of Inchcape] for the disposal of river craft in Mesopotamia, on the grounds that it involved ‘unnecessary and undesirable abrogation by [the British] Government of its proper functions in favour of a private individual [Lord Inchcape] ... who is thereby enabled to exercise autocratic power in Mesopotamia’
- The particulars and estimated costs of the Inland Water Transport Fleet to be delivered to Basrah [Basra] and put into commission, the valuation of the Dockyard, and estimated cost of Magil [Al-Ma‘qil] Yard and its associated structures
- The announcement by the Manager of the Mesopotamia-Persia Corporation that if the Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Company were not given a monopoly for the transportation of goods, they would ‘create one by carrying goods for nothing, until they had forced out of business any local firms who were attempting to compete’
- The petition of the merchants of Basrah to the Civil Commissioner in Baghdad to arrange for the sale of the river craft in Basrah instead of Bombay [Mumbai] to provide them with a fair opportunity to purchase some of the vessels
- The opposition of Sir Percy Cox to assurances given to Lynch Brothers, Lord Inchcape and others, rather than a ‘consideration by commission or other specially constituted authority’ for navigation rights on the Tigris and Euphrates
- The plan for the sale of surplus Mesopotamian river craft by Lord Inchcape on behalf of the British Government to take place in Bombay, and the issues relating to the inability of British and native firms from Baghdad to be present at such short notice, as well as the general absence of information about which specific vessels were being offered for sale
- The Inland Water Transport schedules for the barges necessary to carry petrol for post-bellum Army requirements, and the oil barges used for storage at depots (ff 435-439)
- The statement of the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, to the Secretary of State for India on the vessels required for the civil administration of Mesopotamia, with an abstract of applications received from commercial firms for Inland Water Transport river craft (ff 423-431)
- The question of Lord Inchcape and his associates obtaining a legal or practical monopoly over river transportation in Mesopotamia and the position of the British Government
- The conditions set out by Civil Commissioner Baghdad that only ships designated by the Army as being surplus before 10 March 1920 be put up for sale, and the need to ensure equal opportunities for local purchasers with those from Bombay
- The Schedule for Craft required by the Civil Administration, from Brigadier-General Robert Herbert Wilfred Hughes, Director of Inland Water Transport, to the Civil Commissioner Baghdad (ff 316-319)
- The Sub-Committee on Mesopotamian Ports, Surveys and Inland Water Transport’s inter-departmental conference on Middle Eastern Affairs, 16 March 1920
- The information from the Inland Water Transport Office to the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, on pumping installations in connection with oil distribution at various stations (ff 261-269)
- The inter-departmental conference to discuss the disposal of surplus river craft in Mesopotamia, led by the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, and including representatives from the War Office, Inland Water Transport, Ministry of Supply, the Foreign Office, and the 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. , 8 April 1919
- The invitation by the Commissioner, Ministry of Munitions Disposal Board, General Headquarters, at the request of the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, on behalf of Lord Inchcape, of tenders for the purchase of all surplus Government river craft available in Mesopotamia
- The report by Lord Inchcape to Minister of Munitions, Lord Inverforth [Andrew Weir, 1st Baron Inverforth], on his disposal of surplus small craft belonging to the Mesopotamian fleet, 31 March 1920 (ff 159-192)
- The advertisement for the sale of the river craft in the Baghdad Times, the popular response to a rumour about a possible sale to the Lynch Brothers, and the views of the Manager of the River Steamship Company expressed to the British Chamber of Commerce.
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