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File 252/1910 Pt 1 'Persian Gulf: Lighting and Buoying; the B.I.S.N. Co's buoyage system taken over by Govt of India' [323r] (650/891)
The record is made up of 1 volume (444 folios). It was created in 1907-1916. 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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The on nnel buoyed as proposed will require perio
ioal examination to verify
soundings
Measurements of the depth of a body of water.
and it may 'be ne
cessary to occasionally shift the buoys to suit varia
tions in the channel. It is suggested that one of the
officers of the vessel which will be required as a
light—house tender should be a qualified surveyor*
The fs® lights maintained by the Iqkish Authori
ties are feeble and unreliable but navigation would
be rendered practically independent of them if a 5
mile gas buoy wbre placed on the inner Bar.
The lighting of the Shatt al Arab is regarded as
the most important item in the whole lighting system
scheme for the Gulf.
It is pointed but that certain of ee buoys will
fall, as do the present ones, within tht territorial
waters of Turkey or Persia. Hitxierto this fact has
been, ignored in practice and it is believed that the
local authorities have never interested "themselves or
raised objections in connection with the B.I.S.II.Oo 1 s
arrangements for buoying the Bar.
It does not appear to be the province of this
Committee to do more than draw attention to this as
pect of the case.
X01EIT.
The Admiralty Conference proposedaA 20 mile light
on Kwbb&r Island and a 10 mile light on has al Ara.
There can be no doubt that from a navigational point
s , ... ; \
of view the approach to the port would bnus be effect
ively lighted but it must be pointed out -that the
height of ‘biie tower required for a 20 mile light on
Kubbar would be approximately twice that necessary for
a 15 mile light.
The height of the site on Kubbar Island is only
5 feet above HightWater. In view of the /heavy cost
f - , : „
involved in the erection of a tower for a BO mile
a ' ;
-- . / light
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, reports, plans, photographs, indentures and tables relating to the lighting and buoying of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The discussion in the volume relates to the transfer of the responsibility for lighting and buoying from the British India Steam Navigation Company to the Government of India, and the planning, costs of construction and the diplomacy associated with this.
Included in the volume (ff 303-310) is the 'Report of a Committee of Enquiry on the Lighting and Buoyages of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. '. Key locations identified for lighting are: Muscat, Little Quoin, Jezirat Tanb, Sheikh Shuaib, Kubbar Island, Ras Al Arz, Fasht ad Dibal.
The volume is part 1 of 2. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part of the year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (444 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 252 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. : Lighting and Buoying) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/168-169. The volumes are divided into two parts, with each part comprising one volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the loose spine with 444; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/168
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- File 252/1910 Pt 1 'Persian Gulf: Lighting and Buoying; the B.I.S.N. Co's buoyage system taken over by Govt of India'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:24v, 29r:29v, 34r:37v, 39r:49v, 54r:54v, 56r:61v, 66r:70v, 72r:91v, 96r:98v, 100r:107v, 109r:131v, 134r:138v, 140r:231v, 241r:279v, 297r:373v, 376r:430v, 433r:439v, 442r:442v, back-i, 443v
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