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File 21/2 'Coal Depot at Koweit' [14r] (27/389)
The record is made up of 1 file (193 folios). It was created in 29 Oct 1905-12 Jul 1917. 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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'• nree R > tovm? of the above t^ pe v/onih oosi, '&66QOG
ai'rvcoxliaatelj . I'hey would represent 172, dOu cub: fn:
v/hich srouli ^ccoiuiiiodate an 48 cub: ft,: uer non
3d 00 tons. Alio wins? for
• air grace and rooiu to work m
mis does not seem excessive .
r|,|le estimates are pitched rather high on purpose .
J uch economy mignt- be effected careful management
ot the toil-.r . t chest of S 10,000 might be Drought
from Rombav . It will be noticed that 21 : ears *
rental at Bush ire rates would ray for i he initial
cost and renalrs of a substantial structure like the
above should be trifling .
L‘he duties of findal and v/eif^huien coul l best be
entrusted to The Indian crev/ of the
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.
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launch and their labour raid for the job at-/4/~
rer ton .
4. courle of local v/atchmenwould be required and ii
would be necessary to nay mem at high rates of ray,
living at that ii stance from me town . per mensc
v/ouid suffice nef man , but they would nave to oe
sunrlied with water which would cost
Initial Storage tank RsdO^ecurring monihly, . : sl6
The recurring expenditure wo^ld have to be doubled
n rob ably for the Indian crew of steam-launch .
As regards loading the coal , me most simnle , though
certainly costly , arrangement woul i be a jetty ,
extreme length 200 z ards which would bring one int o 20
feet of water at lowest tides and alongside wnich most
shirs likely to waht coal here for some time could lit
The cost of this is a matter for experts.
Expert mowledge would also be able to say’ whether a
light truiiway . s^y" 260 yards long straight from the/#'/
coal-sheds to the sea , aloe, which tmen-loads could
be shoved righi ur to me ship's side , v/ould noi red
uce the time md labour of loading aid unloading to a
minimum . The jetty would of course be useful for
many other purposes .
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The file contains correspondence, together with several cost estimates and a few maps, relating to the planning and construction of a new British coal depot at Bandar Shweikh [Shwaykh] in Kuwait. The main correspondents are the 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. , Kuwait 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. , Bushire. Included in the file are letters and memoranda exchanged between the Resident and several Government of India officials, mainly in the Foreign and Political Department, and also Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. officials, mainly in the Department of Public Works.
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- 1 file (193 folios)
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File papers are arranged in approximate chronological order.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 195; 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.
Two additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 3-194; these numbers are also written in pencil, but, where circled, are crossed through.
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- IOR/R/15/5/58
- Title
- File 21/2 'Coal Depot at Koweit'
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- front, front-i, 2r:63v, 67r:69v, 70v:74v, 76r:169v, 171r:183v, 185r:194v, 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