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'Mesopotamia: disposal of rivercraft' [37v] (2/2)
The record is made up of 1 file (1 folio). It was created in 8 Apr 1919. 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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,-A ('onilitions of payment, &c„ shoukl be decided by the Sale« Board, who will
live discretion to allow-credit, on adequate security being given, up to
a maximum of 1- mouths. . - -.i
(,/) The Civil Commissioner should have the right to veto any tenner, without,
reason assigned ; this condition is considered essential m order to
prevent vessels falling into undesirable hands,
ic) The -\n"lo-Persian Oil Company should be given the option of purchasing
oil barges, tugs, launches, &c„ required for the purposes ol their
business, subject to satisfactory arrangements as to purchase price,
conditions of payment, &c.
T>. Colonel Wilson mentioned that the rivereraft now in the hands of the military
authorities probably number some 300 100, exclusive of barges. Replying to questions,
he said that full weekly returns of all sales effected are prepared by the bales Board,
Baghdad ; copies of these returns could be supplied to the Ministry of bupply if the
Civil Commissioner received the necessary instructions through the India Ounce.
Any communication that the Ministry of Supply might wish to address to the Civil
Commissioner should be transmitted through 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.
.
6. The Committee concurred generally in Colonel Wilson’s proposals, and recom
mended their submission for early sanction to the Departments concerned, ihe
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.
representatives undertook to take the necessary action in the mattei.
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.
,
8th April KUO.
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The file consists of a document which outlines the results of an inter-departmental conference held at 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. in April 1919 to discuss the question of the disposal of surplus river craft in Mesopotamia which are no longer needed by the military.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 37, and terminates at f 37, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- 'Mesopotamia: disposal of rivercraft'
- Pages
- 37r:37v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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