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File 50/1914 Pt 1 'Persian Gulf: Lighting & Buoying; General Arrangements' [‎69r] (142/396)

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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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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. ,
Z March 1912.
Sir,
In continuation of the letter from this Office, dated the 27th
February 1912, I am directed by the Secretary of State for India to state,
for the confidential information of the Elder Brethren of the Trinity House,
that as a result of correspondence with the Foreign Office, the Admiralty,
and the Treasury, it has now been decided, subject only to the assent of
the last-named Department in respect of the light-vessel for the Shatt-al-
# Arab, to provide and maintain in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. the lights and buoys set
out in the list enclosed.
2 In reply to an inquiry addressed-te dhefft by the Secretary of State as to
tli 6 plant to be ordered from this country, the Government of India have
SUCTgest ed in a telegram, dated the 9th February, that Mr. D. W. Hood should
beTsked to advise, since no definite information is in their own possesston as
to the designs and requirements of the several lights and buoys beyond
what is contained in Mr. Hood’s Report. The Marquess of Crewe would be
o-reatly obliged if this suggestion could be acted on, and a statement e
prepared for transmission to the Government of India showing m the case of
each item of the list, whether lighthouse, light-vessel, or lighted or unlit
buoy, what plant it would seem best to procure and send out from 3
England.
3 In addition to the lights and buoys, the questions of a lighthouse tender
and of a depot, have also been considered. It has been found impracticable
to adapt as a tender any existing vessel, and, subject to furt er “nsic era ion
when an accurate estimate has been framed, the Government of India haye
recommended the construction of a separate tender, for w c ,
stood the Director of the Royal Indian Marine is now preparing an estimate.
The estimate of Mr. Hood was, it will be remembered, 30,0001. for mitia
and 5 0001. for annual recurring expenditure, but Lord Crewe proposes o
draw ’attention to the desirability of effecting a reduction m these figures,
and meanwhile he would be glad to learn, for the assistance of the Govern
ment of India in preparing their estimate, on what data Mr. Hood s estimate,
was prepared and whether, in view of the more moderate scheme hat has
now been decided on, the Elder Brethren are of opinion that a smaller and
less expensive tender might be sufficient.
4 With regard to the lighthouse de P 6t, I am to enquire whether the sum
nf 2? 0001 allowed for in Mr. Hood’s estimate cannot also now be substantially
Hio Treasury are desirous of confining the scheme o e ares
requirements of the policy of His Majesty’s Government, and they hope that
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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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