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'File 10/11 Collection of lighting dues from BAPCO and CASOC' [124r] (259/339)
The record is made up of 1 file (164 folios). It was created in 1 Sep 1945-15 Nov 1949. 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. C/PA-382. - 2 - 3rd August, 19^9.
necessary materials and equipment, which are now on hand.
You will note from the attached Exhibits that the essential
features of the proposed changes are as follows
1. The characteristics of North Sitra Light will be
changed to "flash one second, eclipse seconds". The
location of this light buoy will not be changed.
2. The present Middle Sitra Dumb Buoy will be taken up
and landed at the Company^ Sitra Pier.
3. The present South Sitra Light Buoy will be removed
from that location and placed at Middle Sitra in the
position now occupied by Middle Sitra Dumb Buoy. The
characteristics of the light on the buoy in its new position
at Middle Sitra will be "flash one second, eclipse 11 seconds".
If. A beacon consisting of an open conical framework tower
will be erected to the westward of the present location
of South Sitra buoy. This beacon will be lighted with a
white light having characteristics "flash one second,
eclipse K seconds".
5. A beacon consisting of an open framework pile structure
will be erected on South Shoal to mark the southern limits
of the anchorage. This beacon will have a flashing green
light "flash one second, eclipse ? seconds".
6. A range beacon wil3 be established to the northward
of the new No.2 Wharf which will consist of a 12 ft. high
pile structure, and having a light of the characteristics
"Group flashing green flash two every ten seconds".
7. a range beacon will be established to the southwara
of the new No.2 Wharf which will consist of a 12 ft. high
pile structure with a light of the characteristics "flashing
red one every 2-J- seconds".
8. Two steady red lights are at present mounted on the
new No.2 Wharf and these will be elevated from their present
position to a new position 50 ft. above the wharf deck.
9. One steady white light is at present mounted on the
old No.l Wharf and this light will be elevated to a position
50 ft. above the wharf deck.
Positions and descriptions of the above markers
are detailed in the attached Exhibits.
In connection with the various changes as outlined
above, we are requesting the Basra Port Directorate to have
the light tender "Nearchus" perform the following
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The file mainly contains correspondence between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain, the 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. at Bushire and Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) on the lighting of Sitra Anchorage and its approaches.
The file includes 'Return of Oil Tankers which visit Bahrain' in 1945-46 (folios 40-41, 45-61; 65-70; 76-78) and maps of 'Proposed berthing Lines' (folio 4B) and 'Proposed rearrangement lighting of Sitra anchorage and its approaches' (folio 4C).
There is an index at the end of the file (folios 151-160).
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- 1 file (164 folios)
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The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the file (ff. 151-160). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the file; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number which refers back to that correspondence in the file.
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The foliation is in pencil in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . The numbering starts at the front cover with 1, 1A ,1B; then 2, 3, 4A, 4B and 4C; 5-114; 115A and 115 and then it carries on until 161, which is the last number given on the back cover of the file.
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- IOR/R/15/2/434
- Title
- 'File 10/11 Collection of lighting dues from BAPCO and CASOC'
- Pages
- 123r:130v, 138r:139v, 146r:147v
- Author
- Brown, Russell M
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