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1. IOR/L/PS/10/662

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/662
Title:
File 815/1917 Pt 10 'Persian Gulf:- Lighting & Buoying Service. Operation by Board of Control. Govt. of India's contribution to the Lighting Fund.'
Scope & Content:
This volume relates to arrangements for the financing of the Persian Gulf lighting and buoying service. Matters covered in the correspondence include the following: Details of a new scheme for funding the service, which is to consist of shipping dues levied on behalf of the Government of India b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jan 1925-5 Dec 1932
Extent:

1 volume (434 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/10/659/3

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/659/3
Title:
File 815/1917 Pt 1C 'Persian Gulf: lighting and buoying; Henjam lighthouse'
Scope & Content:
This part is mainly composed of interdepartmental correspondence discussing the sanction of expenditure and arrangements for the construction of a lighthouse on the island of Henjam after the First World War. Notable correspondents include the following: various departments of the Government o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Dec 1917-22 Nov 1926
Extent:
1 item (24 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/10/659/6

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/659/6
Title:
File 815/1917 Pt 1F 'Persian Gulf: lighting and buyoning. Rent of Kais Island light vessel'
Scope & Content:
This part is mainly composed of interdepartmental correspondence discussing the removal and the rent of the lightship called Shindi, located at Kais Island, Persian Gulf. Related matters of discussion include the following: the renting of the lightship until the erection of a lighthouse at Sheik...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Mar 1923-8 Mar 1924
Extent:
1 item (35 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/10/659/5

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/659/5
Title:
File 815/1917 Pt 1E 'Persian Gulf: lighting and buoying; Jask lighthouse'
Scope & Content:
This part is mainly composed of interdepartmental correspondence discussing the erection of a lighthouse at Jask, a useful point for ships when making entrance into the Persian Gulf. Related matters of discussion include the following: a statement of expenditure of material and increasing pric...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1918-26 Oct 1926
Extent:
1 item (53 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/10/659/4

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/659/4
Title:
File 815/1917 Pt 1D 'Persian Gulf: lighting and buoying; Shaikh Shuaib lighthouse; Kais Island lightship'
Scope & Content:
This part is mainly composed of interdepartmental correspondence discussing two subjects: 1) re-erecting and improving the lighthouse and buoying at Shaikh Shuaib after the First World War and 2) various issues relating to lightships on Kais Island, specifically the following light vessels: Calc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Dec 1917-15 Apr 1926
Extent:
1 item (213 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/10/663/1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/663/1
Title:
File 815/1917 Pt 11 ‘Persian Gulf:- Lighting & Buoying Service. Iraq law for the levy of light dues.’
Scope & Content:
This part contains papers relating to the future administration of the lighting and buoying service in the Persian Gulf, hitherto carried out by the Royal Indian Marine. The papers specifically discuss the Government of Iraq arranging for the collection of dues from ships entering or leaving Ira...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Oct 1923-28 Jul 1927
Extent:

1 item (98 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/10/659/2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/659/2
Title:
File 815/1917 Pt 1B 'Persian Gulf: lighting and buoying; Muscat lighthouse'
Scope & Content:
This part is mainly composed of interdepartmental correspondence discussing the rebuilding of and improvements to the lighthouse in Muscat after the First World War. The correspondence notes that the Muscat lighthouse is not properly lit, and that there is a need to improve the pathway up to the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Dec 1917-12 May 1927
Extent:
1 item (87 folios)