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File 815/1917 Pt 4 'Persian Gulf:- Lighting & Buoying. Beacon at Ras-al-Arz.' [101r] (23/56)
The record is made up of 1 item (27 folios). It was created in 11 Feb 1922-14 Jul 1932. 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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JGNFIDENTIAL
p r om Hie Commanding Officer B # I.M. S. ,, Lawrence ,,
a Inspector of Lights in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
To The Eon 1 die 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.
, Bushire.
No. 1100/LB Dated at Sea, 19th OctOder 1926.
Sir,
I have the honour to inform you that I landed at
Bas-al-Arz p.m. today and inspected the deacon and light.
Attached is a tracing of the portion of chart No.
22 "Koweit hardour and Approaches” showing the approximate
courses of S. S. "British Sailor" up to the time she grounded
as worked dack from the position given to the court in Bomday
vis H miles from the deacon and one cadle off shore. The
courses have deen worked dack from the evidence.
The tracing shows the arc over which Bas r al-Arz
light is visible viz from 119° through South to 344° vide
pages 35 and 36 Admiralty List of Lights part VI No.304, the
arc is given for its full range viz 7 miles. It will thus de
seen that did S.S. "British Sailor" pursue the courses she
said she did as here laid down, it is odvious the light only
could have deen visidle to her between the points A and B
and that after passing A five miles from the light up to the
time she grounded it was obscured and meant to de obscured.
I*consider therefore that the lightkeeper*s
statement must de accepted. He showed me the lamp. He subse
quently exhibited an ordinary hurricane lantern. He also
seems very intelligent.
The lamp used at Pas-al-Arz is an ordinary
steamer’s masthead oil steaming lamp visible through an arc
o
of 225 . These lamps are constructed to have a range on a
dark night with a clear atmosphere of at least 5 miles.
Ships now a days have electric steaming lights
and they are visidle of course beyond five miles; but I think
it is generally recognised that these lamps burning oil
have
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This part contains interdepartmental correspondence relating to the rebuilding of the beacon at Ras-al-Arz, Kuwait (also written in the correspondence as Koweit), following its collapse in February 1922. Later correspondence discusses the maintenance of the light at Ras-al-Arz and how it should be financed. The correspondence also touches on the more general issue of financing lighting and buoying in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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. ; 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 Treasury, the Government of India's Marine Department, the Government of India's Department of Commerce, and the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department.
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