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'FILE NO. 3/6 I cf. 1929. PURCHASE, UPKEEP, AND REPAIRS TO LAUNCHES.' [‎149r] (309/552)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (276 folios). It was created in 6 Nov 1929-19 Nov 1940. 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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Lieut-Colonel Gordon Loch,I.A.,
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. ,
Bahrain.
To:-
The Secretary
to the Hon^le 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.
in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
Bushire#
Sir,
I have the honour to refer to my telegram No:T/3
dated the 9th June 1933 and to request that,if,as I am
told,the Anglo-Persian Oil Company Limited no longer
require her,the 'Pelix Jones* may be placed at ray disposal
for use in Bahrain.
2. I was doubtful whether she had sufficiently good
sea going qualities for her to be suitable for Bahrain,
but officers on board H.M.S "Powey" hare told me that
they have seen the 'Pelix Jones' at work in a fairly
heavy sea and that she should meet my requirements for
Bahrain,especially if some top hamper can be removed. In
the circumstances I should like to try her. It is
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imp^sirtTOe that she will fetch any price,if sold,and
re-conditioning her and removing the top hamper should
be much less costly than building a new launch.
3. I do not know the conditions under which the 'Pelix
Jones* was placed at the disposal of the Anglo-Persian
Oil Company Limited,but presumably it was stipulated that
at the end of their lease,they should hand her back in as
good a condition as she was handed to them. I gather that
a considerable
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Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
Bahrain,the June 1933.

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Correspondence concerning the purchase, upkeep and repair to the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. steam launches John Lambert and Felix Jones . The John Lambert was made in 1918 by the Royal Indian Marine Dockyard at Calcutta and had a thorough overhaul in May 1930.

A large part of the correspondence is requests and invoices for engines, spare parts and paint from various companies including: B.R. Herman and Mohatta, Karachi; and John I. Thorneycroft; Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo; the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Ltd. Includes a copy of a defect list compiled in 1929 of the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Steam Launch John Lambert and insurance policies and bills of lading.

Imperial Airways declined to purchase either launch. On 19 June 1934 Gordon Loch wrote a letter (folio 158) to 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. informing him that after considerable difficulty in obtaining offers he had been able to sell the John Lambert to be broken up and that he had succeeded in renovating the Felix Jones .

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1 volume (276 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file. There is a notes section in the rear of the file.

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Foliation: The file is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using mostly pencil numbers positioned in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . A small number of folio numbers are written in red ink. In some parts of the file, the folio number is prefixed by the abbreviation SNO [serial number]. The office notes at the end of the file have an additional, separate foliation system, running from 1 to 18.The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a-1d, 9a, 77a, 77b, 79a, 154a, 154b, 155a, 156a, 160a, 163a, 166a, 180a, 180b, 188a-188k, 189a-189e, 192a, 196a-196b, 204a-204c, 207a-207c, 210A, 212a-212d.The following folio numbers do not appear: 67, 68.The following folios are fold-outs: 85, 189b, 196a, 204a-204c, 207a-207c, 212c, 212d.

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