'File 10/1 F Collection of Persian Gulf Light Dues: from Tankers of BAPCO and CASOC' [30r] (70/468)
The record is made up of 1 volume (231 folios). It was created in 2 Jun 1934-19 May 1944. 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• 6 -P, & l • ( l0)/34.
GOVEHN- P ^ENT OF INDIA.
Dep a rtraent of Commerce.
Simla, the 17th October 1935.
H.
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A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
, S squire, C. I. ^ , I, C. S« »
Joint Secretary to the Government of India,
His T.Tajesty's under Secretary <tf state for Indifif,
Economic and Overseas Department,
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.
, Whitehall, London.
Subjecti- question of levying lightdues at Bahrein
from the vessels of the Bahrein Petroleum
Company.
Sir,
I am directed to say that in view of the establish
ment of the Bahrein petroleum Company at Bahrein the
Government oi India have had under consideration the
question of the levy of
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
lightdues on vessels
which call at Bahrein but do not proceed to or arrive
from the ports of Aba dan and Basrah#
According lo the existing procedure lightdues in
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
are levied and collected only in respect
of vessels arriving at and departing from the ports of
Aba dan and Basrah. This procedure was adopted in 1925
because the number of ships using the lights in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
but not calling at either Aba dan or Basrah
was estimated to be negligible and also because of the
difficulty likely to be experienced in collecting the
dues at ports other than Abadan and Basrah. The position
has, however, now altered materially in view of operations
of the Bahrein petroleum Company and it is estimated that
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The volume contains correspondence between the Government of India, 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. , 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. and Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) representatives on the collection of light dues in Bahrain from BAPCO and California Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC) tank ships and on the question of levying light dues from the BAPCO vessels, to discourage the development of the rival port on the Hasa Coast, in Saudi Arabia.
The volume includes documents on the submarine line for shipping oil in Bahrain, from Sitra Island to Khor Kaliya; and a map showing the light buoys in the area surrounding Sitra Island (folio 191).
There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 216-229).
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- 1 volume (231 folios)
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The documents in the volume are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 216-229). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.
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The foliation is in the top right of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of the folios; the sequence 1-11 is written in blue crayon while the remainder (12-229) is written in pencil. Between 204-207 both sides of the folio are numbered. The numbering system starts at the titlepage with 1A; 1B; and carries on until 229, which is the last number given to the last page of writing.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1ar:1bv, 2r:5v, 7r:16v, 18r:23v, 25r:51v, 54r:61v, 65r:75v, 78r:97v, 99r:115v, 120r:125v, 127r:133v, 135r:188v, 192r:192v, 194r:204v, 206r:206v, 208r:229v, ii-r:iii-v, back-i
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