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Coll 1/53 'Aden. Enlargement of naval oil fuel storage' [10r] (19/184)
The record is made up of 1 file (92 folios). It was created in 19 Jun 1934-22 Apr 1937. 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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Draft Paper,
The foreign Secretary to
the Government of India, Sir,
Foreign & Political
Department,
Simla,
India. of S
Pz. 5 J^
DRAFT LETTER.
of State to refer to the letter from the
I am directed by the Secretary
political Department
19 AUG 1956^
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Admiralty dated 1st August, No.C.E. in
C. 4303/36/22 h, copies of which were
forwarded to the Government of India and
desire to acquire the site,lettered
A'BEj)
AD PIE) on the plan enclosed with the
correspondence, v/hich is at present
occupied by the Compagnie des Messageries
Government of India see no objection, the
Chief Commissioner may be instructed to
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fcfrkre the necessary n t eps Ser £he
noted that any agreement arrived at as
to conditions should be on a provisional
Commissioners of the Treasury will be
required before terms can be finally
concluded.
3. A copy of this letter is being
sent to the Chief Commissioner, Aden.
Copy to 1
to the Chief Commissioner, 0 n the
0 ua
C o. , ,
i.8 Aoii (958
13th August, regarding Oilfielda Storage
at Aden, from which it appears that the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
2. I am to request that, if the
acquisition of this site. It will be
basis, since the sanction of the Lords
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The file contains papers regarding the proposed expansion of the Admiralty fuel depot on the Maalla plain [Al Ma'alla] near Aden harbour. The file mainly consists of correspondence between the Admiralty, the 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. Political Department, the Aden Chief Commissioner, the Aden Port Trust, and the Government of India Foreign Department.
The topics discussed include: possible sites for the enlargement, with reference made to Admiralty Chart No. 3660; the appointment of a Civil Engineer to conduct a site survey; the possibility of the Admiralty acquiring the land free of charge, under the terms of a 1928 agreement which stated that Crown land in the charge of a municipal authority or local body could be made available free of cost for imperial purposes; and negotiations with the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes, to acquire a harbour site currently occupied by them.
The file includes Admiralty map 504/36 (folio 22) showing a section of the Aden harbour and the area identified for the fuel depot expansion.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).
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- 1 file (92 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 92; 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/12/1491
- Title
- Coll 1/53 'Aden. Enlargement of naval oil fuel storage'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:21v, 23r:91v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence