Coll 29/29(3) 'Muscat: launches' [27r] (54/73)
The record is made up of 1 file (34 folios). It was created in 17 Oct 1940-23 Jul 1946. 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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political Hesident in the x-erai
an Gulf
etrongly built *ith a Shat nnd sail and at least s 50 H,?.
eiogine. It could be constructed at onarain for approxiawtsly
as. 15,000/- and 1 consider that an annual upkeep «rr ; nt oi
s.7000/- should suffice. There *111 be a saving in ea^ea
in this financial year, and Ts.dOOO/- will probably suffice
for 1940-41.
9. I therefore request that the SoTernment of India
sill be .food enough to sanction, aa a war siea.ure, a grant I
Of is. 15,000/- for the pureln^ee of a motor
4
a motor
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
for ^a»cat,
I as> sending a copy of this letter t
Secretary of state for India.
o <Ua itejeaty’s
Sir,
tour 58081 obedient eerv&nt,
SdeC.GaPrior,
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The file concerns the proposal to replace the engine of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. motor launch.
The file is composed of correspondence between the Foreign Office, the Government of India, and Bergius Company Ltd.
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- 1 file (34 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 36; 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/12/3588
- Title
- Coll 29/29(3) 'Muscat: launches'
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- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:9v, 11r:15v, 17r:35v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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