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PZ 6253/1938 'Shipwreck of a party of Muscat Arabs - Qn. of recovery of expenses incurred by Govt. of Italian Somaliland' [53r] (106/109)
The record is made up of 1 file (54 folios). It was created in 7 Sep 1938-17 May 1941. 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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(COPY)
ACCOUNT
of expenses sustained "by the Government of Italian Somaliland for
the tansport of 189 Arab passengers of the Arabian
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
"Galib"
(or Kulib) which was wrecxed ofr the Benadir coasts on the 20/5/58
13/4 By cost of hiring boats for the transport
of 1.35 Arab passengers and 70 packages
(luggage) from the shore to the steamer
’’Dalmatia 11 It .Lire 555.- @ 94,80 Lst.
5.17.01.
30/4 By cost of transport of 135 Arab
passengers from Merca to Mombasa by
s.s. ’’Dalmatia” on 13/4/38
124i full board tickets at the special
tariff price of 100 lire each 12.450.-
Boarding 2.988 .-
It.Lire 15.438.- § 94.80-162.17.00.
Lst.
50/4 By cost of transport of 54 Arab
passengers from Merca to Mombasa
by s.s. ’’Eritrea” on 25/4/38 -
48i full board tickets at the special
tariff price of 100 lire each 4.850.-
Boarding 1*164 .-
It.Lire 6.014.- @ 94,80- 65.08.09.
Lst.
Total amount Pound sterlings 252.02.10.
Nairobi - 15th July, 1958. XVI 0
The conversion into Pound Sterlings has been effected at the
rate of exchange of It.Lire 94,80 to the Pound.
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The file contains correspondence concerning: the shipwreck on the coast of Italian Somaliland, on 20 March 1938, of a group of Muscat Arabs on board the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. [sailing vessel] ‘ Galib ’, bound for Zanzibar and the Tanganyika Territory; and the reimbursement of the expenses incurred by the Government of Italian Somaliland and the Government of Kenya in the transport of the rescued party to Mombasa, Kenya, and the subsequent transport of most of the passengers to Zanzibar.
The correspondence mainly consists of: correspondence between the Under Secretary of State for India and the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, including enclosed copies of correspondence between Malcolm Macdonald, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, Air Chief Marshal and Governor of Kenya, and others; correspondence between 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. and the External Affairs Department of the Government of India, and copies of correspondence between the Government of India, External Affairs Department and 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. .
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- 1 file (54 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate reverse chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 54; 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/12/260
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- PZ 6253/1938 'Shipwreck of a party of Muscat Arabs - Qn. of recovery of expenses incurred by Govt. of Italian Somaliland'
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- 50v:50r, 52v:53r
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- Zappoli
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