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Coll 1/59 'Aden. Lease of the Perim Coal Company at Perim: future of Perim and provision of a wireless set' [‎14r] (27/911)

The record is made up of 1 file (456 folios). It was created in 24 Jun 1935-21 Oct 1937. 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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Copy of a letter No.D.A.X-Aden/177, dated
the 3rd May 1937, from the Accountant General,
Bombay, to the Secretary to the Government of India,
External Affairs Department.
Subject:- Recovery of quit rent from the
Penm Coal Company (Aden).
I have the honour to invite a reference to
letter No.P.z.6824/36-(78016/36), dated the 21st
September 1936, from the Colonial Office to the
India Oxflce, London, from which it annears that
some share of the lump sum payment of gs.96,000
made by the Perim Coal Company is to be passed on
to his Majesty's Government. As no orders about
uhe shaies creditable to the Indian Government
and to His Majesty's Government have been received
by this office upto now the whole amount of
Rs. 96,000 has been credited to Indian Revenues
under "XXXV.-Miscellaneous - Central" in the
accounts for 1935-36 (Rs.l,229-ll-n) and for
1936-37 (Rs.94,770-4-1). If it is the intention
of the Government of India to apportion the amount
between the Indian Government and His Majesty's
Government, necessary orders may kindly be Issued
to enable this office to makp the necessary
adjustment.
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The file contains papers regarding the operation of certain businesses on Perim, negotiations for their withdrawal from the island, and arrangements for the Government of India to assume responsibility for maintaining essential services previously provided by the companies.

The papers primarily concern the position of the Perim Coal Company - a subsidiary of Lambert Brothers Ltd. - and consist of correspondence regarding: the lease held by the company (copy at ff 445-54); their financial circumstances, and reasons for ceasing operations on Perim; arrangements for early termination of the lease through a deed of surrender (copy at ff 123-25); and the proposed sale of a water condensing plant and accessories to the Government of India.

Throughout their period of operation on the island the company provided certain essential services: a company employee acted as Government Agent on the island, and they also provided sanitation and medical services; the supply of water, ice and electricity; and oversaw the lighting and buoying of the harbour. Arrangements for the assumption of these duties by the Government of India and Aden authorities are also discussed in the correspondence.

The correspondence also concerns other businesses operating on Perim, namely the Asiatic Petroleum Company, the Lloyd's signal station, the Shell Transport and Trading Company Ltd., and the Eastern Telegraph Company (owned by Cable and Wireless PLC). The file contains correspondence with Cable and Wireless and minutes of the Imperial Communications Advisory Committee, regarding: the temporary provision of telegraph services until an alternative wireless set is provided for the island; and the continued maintenance of the company's cable tank depot, used for cable repair operations throughout the region.

A map of the island, showing the location of buildings leased by the companies, can be found at folio 446.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folios 1-2).

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1 file (456 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 456; 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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Coll 1/59 'Aden. Lease of the Perim Coal Company at Perim: future of Perim and provision of a wireless set' [‎14r] (27/911), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/1497, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100046487521.0x00001d> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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