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File 815/1917 Pt 13 'Persian Gulf: lighting and buoying service; Shatt al-Arab Conservancy Board' [‎92r] (190/686)

The record is made up of 1 volume (338 folios). It was created in 15 Jun 1928-9 Dec 1931. It was written in English and French. 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 OP INDIA.
Department.
EXPRESS LETTER (AIR MAIL).
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f; "
[N.B. -This is an ORIGINAL message sent by AIR MAIL which provides a means of communication more
expeditious than the ordinary mail and is cheaper than the telegraph. It is intended to be treated,
on receipt, with the same expedition as if it had been telegraphed. To save lime and to obviate
formalities it is drafted in the form of a telegram. It is authenticated by the signature of a
responsible officer of the Department,] 9
No.
To
Bated
Simla
Netv JDelhi
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JPorsians would realise light dues at their ports and His
Majesty*s Government* with the concurrence of the Iraq
Government* would continue to realise light dues on
vess^J-s using the Shatt-al-Arabs and each Government would
be responsible for all expenditure in connection with the
lights on its respective side. A clean cut of this nature
in the administration must almost inevitably result in
t %
some increase in expenditure. Current year's budget esti
mate for running and maintenance of the Persian Sulf
lighting Pund is fc.3,18,399 yfoile Colonel Ward’s estimate
of the running and maintenance expenditure i&ieh would be
incurred by the Persian Government if it took over the
management of the Persian lights is Rs.4,01,400. Such an
increase in expenditure would mean that the aggregate light
dues to be paid by shipping using the Gulf would have to be
considerably increased. At present Admiralty
exempt from light dues but if they ^not so exempt dues
at present rates would produce approximately Hs.3,25,000.
If colonel Ward's figures are correct, the total incidence
of the dues would probably be increased by approximately
50 per cent#
3 . me Government of India do not however think
that the Colonial Office telegram to the High Co ^^^ er ’
(Sty nature)
in
(Donig nation)
§. U.
28-9-29—5,000.

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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 discusses the possibility of control of buoying and lighting in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. being transferred to the Government of Persia. At this time the service was being maintained by the Royal Indian Marine, with its financing being shared between the British Imperial Government (specifically the Foreign Office) and the Government of India. The correspondence includes the point of view of the Government of India on the suggestion that the Shatt-Al-Arab Conservancy board should also be responsible for lighting and buoying along the Gulf coast. Furthermore, it discusses the major point to be settled in the present negotiations with Persia during 1928-30, which is the international boundary in the Shatt-el-Arab, as defined in the Treaty of Erzurum of 1847, and the Persia-Turkish Frontier Delimitation Agreement of 1913. The correspondence then moves on to cover the organisation and discussion of the tripartite conference taking place in Iraq regarding the future administration of the lighting and buoying service on the coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , with the participating countries being Iraq, Persia and Great Britain (with India).

Notable correspondents include the following: the Viceroy of India; the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the High Commissioner Iraq; the Director of the Royal Indian Marine; 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; the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy, East India Section; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iraq; the Government of Iraq; the Council of Ministers, Iraq; the Port Directorate in Basra.

In addition to correspondence, the volume contains the following: minutes of an interdepartmental conference held 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. in 1931 (ff 26-28), copies 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 1931 (ff 62-64).

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 (338 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 340; 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. The volume has one foliation anomaly, f 89a.

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