File 815/1917 Pt 7 'Persian Gulf:- Lighting and Buoying. Lighthouse Tender, and Despatch Vessel.'

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This part contains interdepartmental correspondence and memoranda relating to lighting and buoying in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

Notable topics of discussion include the following:

• Changes to RIMS Nearchus and its personnel (referred to as its 'revised permanent establishment')
• Proposed new arrangements for financing lighting and buoying in the Gulf
• Proposed alterations to RIMS Lawrence , to enable it to carry out lighting and buoying work in place of Nearchus and in addition to its present duties
• The sale of Nearchus to the Basra Port Directorate
• The estimated cost of alterations to and the upkeep of Lawrence for the performance of its duties as both the despatch vessel for 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. and the lighthouse tender in the Gulf, and how this cost should be shared between British Indian and Imperial revenues
• The cost of a replacement vessel while Lawrence undergoes its annual refit
• Plans for all expenditure relating to lighting and buoying in the Gulf to be recovered by dues on shipping using the lights from 1 November 1925 onwards
• The proposed replacement of Lawrence by Nearchus as lighthouse tender in the Gulf.

The principal correspondents are as follows: the Viceroy of India; the Secretary of State for India; 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 Government of India's Marine Department, the Government of India's Department of Commerce, and the Indo-European Telegraph Department ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Section).

Also included are statements of expenditure for Nearchus and a précis of correspondence concerning Lawrence.

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1 item (282 folios)

It is part of

File 815/1917 Pt 3-9 'Persian Gulf: Lights & Buoys.'

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/10/661

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English in Latin script

Type

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Original held at

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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Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/10/661/5

Former external reference(s)

P 815/1917 Pt 7

History of this record

Date(s)

24 Mar 1921-4 Nov 1929 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Ships

People & organisations

Viceroy and Governor-General of India in CouncilSecretary of State for India, United KingdomRoyal Indian Marine, DirectorForeign OfficeGovernment of India, Marine DepartmentGovernment of India, Commerce DepartmentAdmiraltyIndo-European Telegraph DepartmentHMIS Lawrence, sloopSS Nearchus, ship

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