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File 21/2 'Coal Depot at Koweit' [123r] (244/389)
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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i’rom ni.' ^xcelleiicj th^ ^aval Ooiirj.uxier-in-Chief, do the*
Ssorot U 7 to thus Government of India in the i/rrine Department.
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with refer oneto -a-ino Department lett sr -o.32/6-P
Gated 27th January 1912 rolative to the eot-ihlichment roquir. d
for the proposed coal depot , : .t h owe it, be pleaded to acquaint
hie hxcellarcy the Veceroy and governor of Ind' . In council, !2if
that I apree with the proposals cat forth in the letter of ^
the political Heaident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Do.1827, "oatod
23rd July, .iddreased to the Director of the royal I di m f erine,
except that I do not under stand ./by the services of two las-
cars should be considered nee as;-: ary. A., only tao or three
.jt earner a in «t year, at the most, would di s cheap e coal at. no-
wait, it would be more economical to hire a boat when one is
required, than to neop two 1 wears unoccupied during the greater
}) a r t o f t he year.
2. As rewards the extra tallyman and wei 0 hman proposed by
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the Director of tne royal rndiau hirine in the ^cte to his
unofficial letter No.3801 dated 31st fj.y 1911 , it woul d only
seen nece ssary, in jpinion, ‘ ' to the depot • The
Clerk should see that pilfering of coal bet-ween the Giip an.d
the shore does not t.u:e place, lie should nmanure the holds
cofore beginning to discharge, in order to verify 1 he amount
i the jhip, and .Again after discharge has been xii.ished.
A return of the total amounts received in the depot should
bo sent to the Director of the .Loyd Indian .urine imined! 'toly
after tuo cowl has been received, so thit inv * eeeesary adjust -
inents ui.'iy be made at oi ue»
If these precautions are t non it would not appear to be
essential to have two tallymen and two waighraen. The clerk
should ba held responsible for Deficiencies.
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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'
- Pages
- 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