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File 815/1917 Pt 2 'Persian Gulf: Lighting & Buoying. General Expenditure.' [‎40v] (85/668)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (329 folios). It was created in 19 Jan 1921-7 Jan 1925. 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 vessels which could be described as fighting units. If this proposal^
,Tr^nlrl Qoom tn Pp imnnssible to continue to resist the shmownpro’
VJUVcl li 111C l i t vcoooio milieu, . O l-'i upUSc
adopted it would seem to be impossible to continue to resist the shipowners’ claimg
Admiralty tankers plying in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. should pay light dues in the same /
as ordinary commercial vessels. It appeared that the Admiralty and the Treasm!
had not yet come to a decision upon the representations of the Board of Trade [
be ne
permi
mighi
to ere
was recognised that, if the exemption were limited as proposed by the Board of 1W water
same practice must be applied to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , but that
’ itho
in home waters, the same practice m£am__ rir _ lllat; .
Admiralty tankers did pay the light dues in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the idea of an additionV
contribution from Government funds could not be entertained. It was agreed th
this line should be taken when the shipowners were next met in conference. U
Treasury representative promised to intimate as soon as possible whether the Forei'
Office might offer the shipowners at the next conference, failing the payment of lil
dues by Government vessels other than fighting units, a contribution of £5,000a ye'>
from Government funds subject to review at the end of five years, the question of th
division of this contribution between Imperial funds and Indian funds being left 0
separate discussion between the Departments. It was agreed that, in the event of h
proceeds from the light dues and the Government contribution together not bek
adequate to cover the cost of the service, the proper remedy would be to raise the due>
sufficiently to meet the deficit.
3. On the question of the proposed committee, it was agreed that the Governmec
of India were adopting a reasonable attitude in laying it down that the entir
administration and financial control of the service should remain with the Governmei
of India, but that, subject to this, the committee should have the wide functions r
advice and consultation indicated in 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. letter of the 26th March include
cognisance of the arrangements for lighting and buoying, the annual estimates t
Receipts and expenditure, proposals and estimates for new works, proposals for revisin'
the lates of dues, the financial accounts for each year. &c. The Board of Trac
representative indicated that such status and functions corresponded very closelyfc
those of the Lighthouse Advisory Committee in this country, and it was te
i i - usory Committee in uua uuuuiry, unu ii was
“ uM “ ~™ wr -
til. ■< » the pro P ™.l, ,1 th. Government et In*,
c mS Should ll O CUI “T r The Government of India proposed that i
STairman an L r uT P °f 1 (the Director of the Royal Indian Mari-
one renresentw tt,r. o. 1 . 1 ® 0!lr,l , 0 ( rn *<le) and of two unofficial member
one renrPvPTiti'nrr th* r^l.^ i r A »nu oi IWO UDOmciai mem 061 ;
Indian Merchant’ Chamlmn” lie “l™ TradeTaY T* ‘i' 1 ® °! her re . pr ® sent ‘ D S ?'
z 8houid r r^iK a t
chairman P ‘ ^ slu P owners ^o-^ld not welcome the idea of an ote
country is composed eriUrdv'of lighthouse Advisory Committee in th:
other interests concerned and that il C1 ^ re P reseutatlves elected bv the shipping an:
.r nr a T a nCerned and that the committee nominates its own-chairman
Mp PI ATTQrtM . .
AT PT attqpx us own cnairman.
Commerce and the Anglc^P^ian^OiW" prim ^ f acie > Ae Basra Chamber ot
the Gulf trade than either of tT ip > A' om P an y were a great deal more interested in
e man either of the bodies mentioned by the Government of India.
it WAS T A11 fTvo* IJ 1
T , <• i , J '^uvcimiieui oi rnuia.
It was felt that it would be useW ^ ^ .u i .
as suggested by the Government T r ° 0 j 1 ", e ? al Powners a committee composec
the shipowners again, to inform the p ia ’ an( ^ iat ^ would be better, before meeting
different composition of the Lio-hthm ov crnnient of India by telegraph of the widely
whether they would see anv obfe^tTi C ° mmiUee in this country,and toast
on the lines of that body ' J ° a t0 the settln g U P of a committee composed more
traffic of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. was s^fm-eat ^i® dnteres t of the Admiralty in the oil
claim to have a representative on an rf • le F wou ld probably find it necessary to
committee were to include official cornmitt ee that was set up, if tL:
entirely unofficial, to have some onnorf 86 ^ atlV ^ S ’ 0r, ^ C0l nmittee were to k
winch the committee might mX J?* ^midenn, any recommendation
decision upon them. b 5 fore the Government of India came to a So* 1
proposal has been under discus^ion f U d S llghthouse Sheikh Shuaib Isla» A
of the lighthouse is actually lyinu n V..,' • ° r S , ome y ears . and material for the erection
7 Dmg at vanous places in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . It appears to
is no\
dispo
betwt

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This volume is composed of interdepartmental correspondence relating to the future administration of the lighting and buoying service in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The correspondence notes that since 1911 the cost of the service, which is carried out by the Royal Indian Marine, has been shared between the British Imperial Government (specifically the Foreign Office) and the Government of India. After the Foreign Office expresses its intention in January 1922 to withdraw Imperial contributions after the end of the current financial year, the correspondence goes on to discuss potential savings and possible ways of making the lighting and buoying service 'self-supporting', such as by imposing a levy on all vessels calling at Basra and Abadan. Also discussed are the proposal to impose dues on all local sailing vessels in the Gulf, and the question of whether the Government of Irak [Iraq] would be able and willing to collect light dues from vessels calling at Basra and Abadan, on behalf of the British Government and the Government of India. The correspondence concludes with discussion of a proposed advisory committee relating to lighting and buoying in the Gulf, which would consist of representatives of various shipping and commercial interests.

Notable correspondents include the following: the Viceroy of India; the Secretary of State for India; 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Chamber of Shipping; 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. , the Foreign Office, the Admiralty, the Treasury, and the Government of India's Marine Department.

In addition to correspondence, the volume contains the following: a copy of an 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. memorandum entitled 'Memorandum on the Lighting and Buoyage of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ', dated 1911 (ff 322-328); copies of the minutes of interdepartmental conferences held at the Foreign Office on 7 March 1923 (ff 148-150, ff 164-166, and ff 172-181), 24 July 1923 (ff 111-112), and 11 April 1924 (ff 40-41), discussing lighting and buoying in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format
1 volume (329 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 815 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ) consists of 6 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/659-664. The volumes are divided into 13 parts, with part 1 (A-G) comprising one volume, part 2 comprising the second volume, parts 3-9 comprising the third volume, part 10 comprising the fourth volume, parts 11-12 comprising the fifth volume, and part 13 comprising the sixth volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 332; 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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