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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' [201r] (401/911)
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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V
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P.Z.5108/36
Cunard House
gw/nga
8S,Leadenhall St.,
London,E.C. 3.
15th July,1936.
Dear ICr.Clauson,
I beg to refer to* the Meeting which took place at
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.
yesterday afternoon, the 14th instant,
at which there were also present Sir Bernard Reilly and
the Colonial Office Representative.
iny Company had received from the Asiatic Petroleum Company
of their intention to cease their operations at Perim at the
earliest possible moment, subject to a definite agreement as
to the manner in which they may dispose of their tanks. The
understanding of both my Company and the Asiatic Petroleum
Company is that in accordance with the Agreements in
existence which were sanctioned by 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.
,the oil
tanks definitely remain the property of the Asiatic
Petroleum Company and,as advised, they very naturally in
closing down their services desire to render them unfit for
use by anybody who possibly at a later date may be attracted
to the Island.
consulted and a confirmation of this point passed to us at
the earliest possible opportun
The Meeting then proceeded to discuss the following
points, which in effect are all more or less interwoven:-
The first point discussed v/as the intimation that
It was agreed that the Legal Department should be
A
Date on which Government will take over the
working of the plant which my Company has agreed
to temporarily hold at Governments disposal
during the transition stage
Date on which Government will take over possession
and/
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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).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (456 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file
- Physical characteristics
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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- Title
- Coll 1/59 'Aden. Lease of the Perim Coal Company at Perim: future of Perim and provision of a wireless set'
- Pages
- 439r:444r, 431r:431v, 358r:359v, 347r:348v, 345r:345v, 296r:297v, 291r:294v, 269r:269v, 256r:256v, 227r:231v, 201r:203v, 181r:182v, 151r:154v, 128r:129v, 109r:109v, 53r:54v
- Author
- Wallis, Graham
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