'Naval and Marine - 3/5 Coal for steam launch'

Title:

'Naval and Marine - 3/5 Coal for steam launch'

Contributor:

Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited (correspondent)

Date:

1927/1941

Description:

The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf regarding supplies of coal for the Agency launches; its cost and arrangements for its shipment to Bahrain. Also discussed are difficulties in obtaining good quality coal; and a shortage of coal supplies in the Persian Gulf 1930-1931.Other correspondents in the file include the Port Director at Basra; Messrs Frank Strick and Company, Basra and the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited in relation to the purchase and shipping of Coal; the Bahrain Petroleum Company; Claude de Grenier, Director of Customs at Bahrain; and Charles Dalyrmple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, regarding the storage and purchase of bags of coal in Bahrain.There is also correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Treasury Officer in Bushire regarding payment for coal supplies; correspondence regarding coal for the steam launch John Lambert; and notes on the use of prisoners in Bahrain for the loading and unloading of coal and the sifting of it to remove excess dust, which could damage engines if not separated from the coal itself.1 file (92 folios)The correspondence in the file has been arranged chronologically according to the date it was sent from, or received by, the Political Agency in Bahrain.Foliation: The file has been foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using uncircled pencil numbers located in the top-right hand corner of the recto of each folio. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 11a, 25a. The following folios are fold-outs: 25, 48, 63. The following folio has been omitted: 67.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Coal
Launches

Extent:

1 file (92 folios)

Rights:

Unknown
Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0002b4_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0002b4_en
IOR/R/15/2/1085

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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