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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' [278r] (555/911)
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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From Reaident and Commandeiv. irw-Chief,
Aden, to Secretary of State for
(COPIES India.
CIRCULATED)
Dated Aden, 26th April, 1936o
Received 26th April, 1936, ll c 30 adru
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25/36 , Your telegram l310 o In paragraph 1Io 8 9 of
my letter of November 16th, 1935, to Government of India, I have
recommended purchase of short wave pack wireless set for perim,
if present telegraph facilities are withdrawn. This set would
cost about Rs o 2,700 and could be worked by two Arab operators.
Cost of their pay and of maintenance of set would be about
Ra c 1,000 a year 0 A subvention to Cable and Wireless could hardly
be more economical than this and would probably cost much more 0
If present facilities remain, payment for Government messages
would 1 be made at usual Government rates 0 I see r.o advantage in
payment of a subsidy* My views regarding buoying of harbour are
stated in paragraph No 0 ll of my letter of 16th November, 1935* i
can see no reason for Government to undertake this expenditure
unless maintenance of harbour is required for strategic reasons*
To do so for sole benefit of Asiatic Petroleum or other company
would amount to giving company a subsidy to induce it to remain,
and, incidentally, compete with oiling business at Aden* As far
as I know, there is no prospect of presence of company attracting
enough chips to Perim for cost of harbour maintenance to b©
recovered from port dues, nor is company likely to pay an amount
of income tax that would reimburse Government, or to employ an
appreciably number of local people that would relieve the island
unemployment. On general grounds I regret the closing of Perim
t I oannot recommend public expenditure thatwould be
necessary and not remunerative, unless it is considered
advisable
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- Title
- Coll 1/59 'Aden. Lease of the Perim Coal Company at Perim: future of Perim and provision of a wireless set'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:52v, 56r:59v, 63r:77v, 79r:93v, 95r:97v, 100r:105v, 107r:108v, 110r:127v, 130r:147v, 150r:150v, 155r:156v, 159r:180v, 183r:200v, 204r:226v, 232r:255v, 257r:258v, 263r:268v, 270r:290v, 295r:295v, 298r:344v, 346r:346v, 349r:357v, 360r:384v, 389r:393v, 400r:430v, 432r:438v, 444v:445v, 447r:454v, 447r:447v, back
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