'File 10/1 F Collection of Persian Gulf Light Dues: from Tankers of BAPCO and CASOC' [‎31r] (72/468)

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a numbeijof ships will in future be calling at Bahrein
which will not proceed to or arrive from the ports of
Aba dan and Basrah. I t ha s accordingly been suggested
that lightdues should be levied and collected from such
vessels at Bahrein and this suggestion is supported by
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. .
3. The Government of India have endeavoured to ascer
tain the tonnage of vessels likely to be calling at Bahrein
in connection with the operations of the Bahrein Petroleum
Company § but have been unable to obtain any accurate
forecast. It is, however, anticipated that st least five
tanic-ships will call at that port during the current year
and that as the Company are expecting to produce about
5000 barrels of oil per day the number of tank-ships likely
to call at the port in subsequent years will be even
grea ter.
4* The Government of India have also considered the
procedure to oe adopted for the levy and collection of
trie x i^ght due s au Bahrein in the event of the dues becoming
leviable at that place and after consultation with 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 tne Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the Flag officer
Commanding, Royal Indian Navy, are of opinion that the
responsibility for the levy and collection of the lightdues
should devolve on the Port officer, Bahrein, if the
Govern rent of Bahrein have no objection to his undertaking
the duty. They have also considered the question of the
rate at which tne lightdaee should be levied and are of
opinion that even though it may be urged that vessels
calling at Bahrein and not proceeding to Aba dan or Basrah
use no lights west of Bahrein, the flat rate now pres
ort bed for all vessels liable to lightdues in the Persian
Gulf should be prescribed also for vessels calling only
at Bahrein. They, however, realise that the final decision
on all these points must rest with His ^jesty^s Govern
ment and I am to request that, if the Secretary of State
fur India sees no objection, the matter may be placed