Abstract: This part is mainly composed of interdepartmental correspondence discussing the negotiations for the installation and maintenance of lighthouses and buoying in the Persian Gulf after the First World War, specifically at Muscat, Henjam and Sheikh Shuaib. Related matters of discussion include the following: the improvement of the lighting and buoying service and its locations; observations and instructions regarding the improvements; building materials for the lighthouses (ff 35-39); the involvement of the AGA Gas company regarding the cost of the arrangement and permission from the Persian Government. This part of the volume also includes two maps of the Persian Gulf showing the suggested system of lighting (ff 62-63). Some of the correspondence touches on the more general issue of financing lighting and buoying in the Persian Gulf.Notable correspondents include the following: Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Government of India, External Affairs Department; Secretary of the State for India; Muscat Political Agency; Deputy Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; HM Treasury; Director of the Royal Indian Marine.Physical description: 1 item (59 folios)
Abstract: 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:
Calcutta,
Salestteand
Shindi.The correspondence covers the following: an agreement between the governments of India and Persia regarding lighthouse construction; a general description of supplies and construction, as well as abstracts, materials and measurements; a statement of expenditure of material; a report and a sailor's testimony regarding an accident involving the
Shindiat Kais Island (ff 190-198).Notable correspondents include the following: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Secretary of the State for India; the Viceroy and Governor-General of India in Council; HM Treasury; the Government of India’s Marine Department; the Government of India’s Financial Department; the British Legation at Theran; the Royal Indian Marine.Physical description: 1 item (213 folios)
Abstract: 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 prices; the Persian Gulf lighting fund and the charge of Imperial funds.The correspondence in the part is internal correspondence between British officials. The principal correspondents are the Government of India's Army Department; the Government of India's Marine Department; the Foreign Office; the Government of Bombay's Public Works Department; HM Treasury; and officials acting on behalf of Earl Curzon of Kedleston, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.Physical description: 1 item (53 folios)
Abstract: 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 Shuaib Island, a report on the condition of the
Shindi(ff 460-462), and issues relating to the payment of the rent.Notable correspondents include the following: the Government of India's Army Department, the Government of India's Marine Department, and the Director of the Royal Indian Marine.Physical description: 1 item (35 folios)
Abstract: 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 cliff where the lighthouse is situated.The correspondence covers the following: agreements to improve the pathway, and a general description of the construction, with abstracts and measurements (ff 79-80, 114-116 and 141-143).Notable correspondents include the following: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Secretary of the State for India; various departments of the Government of India, including the Army Department, the Marine Department, the Military Department and the Public Works Department; the Overseer, Muscat; the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf; and the Director of the Royal Indian Marine.Physical description: 1 item (87 folios)