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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' [449v] (898/911)
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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or convenience of persons inhabiting or visiting that Island.
(l) To permit any persons authorised by the
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.
Aden
at all times to enter and inspect the premises hereby demised and
anything for the time being thereon.
(m) To maintain in the Island of perim such sufficient appliances and
means for destroying and otherwise rendering useless the coal and
oil which may for the time being be stored upon the land hereby
demised or in any buildings thereon as the
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.
Aden may from time to time prescribe and in the event of war or
in the event of the Lessor or
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.
Aden having
reasonable grounds for believing that hostilities have or are
about to be corrmenced by or against any enemy to forthwith comply
with and carry out with the utmost expedition any instructions or
directions whether general or special and whether coranunicated to
the Company orally or by letter or telegram by the Lessor or the
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.
Aden or by any Assistant Resident or other
Officer at Perini for the inmediate destruction removal sinking in
the sea or otherwise rendering useless of the whole or any part
of the coal and oil upon the demised premises or of any coal and
oil belonging to or consigned to or In the possession of the
Company in any ship vessel hulk or barge In or near Perim Harbour
and also to use their utmost endeavours to prevent or delay an
enemy seizing or obtaining coal oil or other supplies at Perim.
PROVIDED ALWAYS AND IT IS HEREBY EXPRESSLY AGREED as follows
(a) If the yearly rent hereby reserved or any part thereof shall be
unpaid for the space of sixty days after the same shall have
become due (whether formally demanded or not) or if the Company
shall make default in performing or observing any of the
covenants conditions agreements or provisos herein contained and
on their part to be observed and per formed (including those
contained in Clauses 7 and 9 so long as the Company may exercise
the powers conferred by Clause 6 hereof) or if the Company shall
go into liquidation whether compulsory or voluntary except for
the purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation or If the interest
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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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