File 50/1914 Pt 1 'Persian Gulf: Lighting & Buoying; General Arrangements' [33r] (70/396)
The record is made up of 1 file (194 folios). It was created in 1911-1912. 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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designed and constructed by tlie local Authorities, who are
best acquainted with the nature of the requirements.
/u . The Elder Brethren propose that a competent mechanic
he sent from England to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
to take charge of
the erection of the towers from the foundation level and
bring the lights into action, all necessary assistance,
plant, labour, hoisting, tackle, &c. being supplied by the
Local Authorities.
f The cost of the work to be supplied from England,
including freight to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, is estimated to be
as follows»-
Little Quoin
Tamb Island
Sheikh Shuaib
Island
£7,000
5,000
6,000
including mechanic
from England for
erection of same.
Light V es sel .
With reference to the establishment of a Light Vessel
Shatt-al-Arab, four or five miles to seaward of the
exis
ting British Outer Bar Buoy, the Elder Brethren now
suggest that the Light be on the Incandescent system,
consuming oil, instead of the illuminant being oil-gae as
originally proooseb.
It is recommended that the_Vessel be built in England,
and when completed placed on a station for trial and
a dj u s tin ent
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This file contains papers relating to the instalment and maintenance of lighting and other navigation facilities in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and particularly around the Shatt-al-Arab waterway. Most of the papers pertain to the capital expenditures of the new navigation aids for ships. A minority of the papers document some geo-political concerns regarding the presence of Turkish ships in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the Ottoman State's possible intention to maintain a permanent presence in the Gulf.
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- 1 file (194 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 196; 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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- Title
- File 50/1914 Pt 1 'Persian Gulf: Lighting & Buoying; General Arrangements'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:176v, 178r:182v, 184r:195v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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