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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' [‎325r] (654/891)

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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Good '-rater is available
v/itiiin a mile of tile kas
al Atz site but arrantements for storage of water
would be necessary on Kubbar.
^here are three buoys, marking fix. an olio rage,
maintained by the Ho additional buoyage
is required as far as the anahorage is concerned.
^he 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. desired that the question of the
channel Into Bhweikh should be uone into in. view of
possible future developments.
It is considered that two small mark buoys will
suffice and that these should be preferably provided
and maintained by local arrangement as this Khor is
only used as an anchorage for the Political Agent’s
launch, ;; 3 steam yacht and other email craft *
The light. Fixed red, visible 6 miles, recently.
established at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. by the Indian, Govern exit
meets all requirements as a harbour light.
BAHHF'TH •
The Admiralty Conference Dropose the erection of
(1) A 20 mile light on Fasht ad bibal y
and (S) A 12 -He light on l-hhaarrak.
Phile the usefulness of the former is apparent,
the proposed light on Muharrak is considered ”to be
situated too far fvo^ the navigable channel to offer
complete facilities for entering tlie port by night.
It is possible that the establishment of a light
on th-'t island ’ •orld not be altoger^/.er palatable to
the >heikh but in the resident’ s opinion his objection
could be overcome. In any case it is reoo: imsnded that
insteadtills lip'ht-house, a small li-mt vessel, or
gas boat, be established | b mile outside the ihoal
near -tbe present outer buoy and tlmt the existing Ka~
mt buoys be re l&Oftd by lighted buoys,
the Jadur buoy being retained in its present position*
A 10 mile floating light at the entrance to the
/6' Channel

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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)
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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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