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In the News (Fri 1 Jan 10)

  
  The Perim Car
When the Perim Coal Company withdrew from Perim responsibility for the civil administration of the island passed to the Aden Police, who for the previous seven years had been responsible for the defence of the island.
His representative on Perim was the Inspector commanding the detachment of Armed Police, whose isolated existence was therefore very similar to that of the OC Detachment in the days before the coming of the Perim Coal Company some 53 years previously.
Perim was a military responsibility and either the Army should provide a light lorry with driver or Government should provide another car.
adenairways.com /The_Perim_Car.htm   (679 words)

  
  Perim - LoveToKnow 1911
PERIM, a British island in the strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, at.
Perim, the Diodoros island of the Periplus, was, in consequence of the French occupation of Egypt, garrisoned from 1799 to 1801 by a British force.
In view of the construction of the Suez Canal and the increasing importance of the Red Sea route to India the island was annexed to Great Britain in 1857, fortified and placed under the charge of the Aden residency.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Perim   (166 words)

  
 Perim Island
Known as Meyun to the Arabs, the purely volcanic island of Perim is located 90 miles west of Aden in the Straits of Bab-el-Mandeb 1 ½ miles from the Arabian coast and 11 miles from the African coast.
The East India Company took possession of Perim in 1799 and it was garrisoned by a force from Bombay led by Lieutenant-Colonel Murray.
In 1959 the Aden Colony Executive and Legislative Councils were relieved of responsibility for the administration of Perim but it remained part of Aden Colony with the executive and administrative power vested in the Governor.
adenairways.com /Perim_Island.htm   (433 words)

  
 Perim - Encyclopedia.com
A rocky and barren island rising to c.215 ft (65 m), it is strategically located at the southern entrance to the Red Sea.
Perim was occupied by France in the 18th cent., and then briefly by Britain (1799).
Perim flourished (1883-1936) as a coaling station but declined when oil became more widely used by ships.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Perim.html   (972 words)

  
 Perim - MSN Encarta
Perim (Arabic Barim), island, Republic of Yemen, in the Bab el Mandeb (a strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden), off the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula.
Perim was occupied by the French for a time in the 18th century, and the British maintained a coaling station here from 1857 to 1936.
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encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572947/Perim.html   (86 words)

  
 Perim Consulting - Leadership Development, Sales Training, Organizational Development and Performance Management Systems
Perim Consulting - Leadership Development, Sales Training, Organizational Development and Performance Management Systems
Perim Consulting assists companies in increasing productivity and accountability in the workplace.
Our efforts have proven effective in providing employees the skills needed to impact their work environments, and ultimately reducing communication barriers and promoting engaged, focused work places.
www.perim.com   (65 words)

  
 PERIM - Online Information article about PERIM
Perim is 2 M. from the Arabian See also:
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Perim, the Diodoros island of the Periplus, was, in consequence of the See also:
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 Definition of Perim - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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