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Ext 3373/45 ‘Civilian requirements for Persian Gulf, including Kuwait’ [121r] (241/355)
The record is made up of 1 file (176 folios). It was created in 6 May 1945-1 Apr 1948. 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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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Department, f
EXPRESS LETTER (AIR MAIUjL
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[N.B .—This in an ORIGINAL meesagt sent by AIR MAIL which provides a means of communication more
expeditious than the ordinary mail and is cheaper than the telegraph. It is intended to be treated f
on receipt, with the same expedition as if it had been telegraphed. To save time and to obviate
formalities it is drafted in the form of a telegram. It is authenticated by the signature of a
responsible officer of the Department.]
No. >53 - 15/8.
Bushire
j , Simla, ,
Dated New Dethi *
the
20th July, 1946.
19 .
To
Repeated
KETAXANDU!.. LOiiDON
FOKEIGN NEW DELHI
POLITICAL KUWAIT
Reference In connection v/ith the scheme to iastal a nev a. C.
electric supply in Kuwait in place of the existing j. C. system,
the Kuwait Electric Supply Company, Limited, placed orders early
this year with Messrs. Huston and Hornsby and Crompton Parkinson
Limited, for two new 175 Kilowatt machines, with alternators,
switch board and other accessories. Firms accepted orders and
promised delivery in January or February, 1947, so that new
system could be in operation in Kuwait before tne summer of 1547.
The Kuwait Electric Supply Company, Limited, have, however, now
been informed by the manufacturers that they can effect delivery
only after eighteen months, which means that the new plants will
not be available in Kuwait for the summer of 1947, while it is
also doubtful whether they will be in operation before the
summer of 1948. It is also learnt unofficially that the price
originally quoted has since been increased by about 20 per cent.
2. In view of the fact that the existing plant in
Kuwait is inadequate to meet present demands - and demands will
increase with the expansion of the Oil Company - grateful for
any assistance that you could render in getting the firms to
give a higher priority to these orders and to effect delivery
early in 1947/as originally promised.
= BRITAIN =
G.A.M.
(Signature)
s. 44.
MFP—lOlfi S&p—(M.1870)—9-2-39—20,000.
(Designation
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The file contains correspondence related to the supply of raw materials and various manufactured goods to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. – primarily Bahrain and Kuwait – following the Second World War (1939-1945). This includes discussions of quotas and applications for export licenses.
The main correspondents are as follows: the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. (William Rupert Hay), the Indian Supply Commission, the Board of Trade, and officials of the 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. – Commonwealth Relations Office from August 1947. Correspondence from various private companies can also be found in the file.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (176 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 177; 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/12/1010
- Title
- Ext 3373/45 ‘Civilian requirements for Persian Gulf, including Kuwait’
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- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 6r:13v, 15r:21v, 23r:23v, 25r:46v, 49r:68v, 70r:74v, 76r:88v, 90r:95v, 98r:101v, 103r:107v, 109r:110v, 112r:114v, 117r:133v, 135r:153v, 157r:177v, 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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