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'PERSIAN GULF AND GULF OF OMAN. RESOURCES AND COAST DEFENCES. 1903.' [25r] (56/120)
The record is made up of 1 volume (55 folios). It was created in Sep 1903. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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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RUSIIIRE.
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The inner anchorage is rather over 2 miles N.N.W. of the
town. I he largest vessel which has used this anchorage drew
19£ feet.
Light draught boats reach the embankment on the E. side of
the town by the Khor Sultani.
Shallow draught gunboats frequently enter this creek and
anchor near the town.
In 1880, there were two stone piers on the E. side of the town Landing
at which boats of 100 to 200 “candies” could load, &c. And place,
there were several extensive warehouses close by.
In 1898, however (according to the “Persian Gulf Pilot”),
there were no wharves or piers, but there was a landing place at
the embankment on the E. side of the town.
According to a press account (1902), a visitor stated that
cargo can be brought alongside the Custom House (presumably
on the embankment mentioned above), in boats in almost any
weather, provided that the boats can get out to the steamers.
It is understood that there are no facilities for repairs.
Coal .—There is no coal for sale.
The British Government keep a stock sufficient for 2 | years
(average consumption) for the Koyal Navy. It is stored in
sheds on the embankment of the creek, and is sent off to ships
by lighters. According to a consular report for 1900, the
lighterage for general purposes was very limited, and it was
believed that the customs authorities were negotiating for the
formation of a private steam barge company.
No repairing
facilities.
Supplies.
Water .—There is no water in the town. It has to be brought
from wells outside.
Water is found 12 feet down all over the plain S. of the
town.
Ships can obtain water from the well near the date trees,
half-mile S. of lias ash Shaghab (a little over 4 miles S. of
the town).
In 1856 good water sufficient for a large force was found at
Juffru, a little under 3 miles S. of the tow n.
Food .—Cattle, vegetables, &c., are easily obtained.
Roads .—Chart 27 shows the various tracks in the vicinity of Communica-
the town, and the direction of the caravan routes to Shiraz and t 10118 -
the interior.
Plate 3 (opposite p. 86) shows the extensions of the chief
caravan route to the interior.
The distance to Shiraz is about 180 miles.
Steamers .—The
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
mail steamers between Basra
and India call weeklv on the up and down voyages. Ihere are
other steamers to Indian and European ports.
A Kussian service betw'een Bushire and Odessa has not met
with much success hitherto, but it is being assisted by the
Kussian Government.
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The file contains a printed report published by the 'Admiralty, Intelligence Department (No. 694). September 1903.', providing a compilation of available information of naval, military and political value about various locations in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the Gulf of Oman. Places described include Muscat, Mussandam Promontory, Khor Kawi [Khawr al Quway‘], Elphinstone Inlet [Khawr ash Shamm], Khasab, Pirate Coast [Arabian Coast], Bahrain, Kuwait, Fao [Al Fāw], Basra, Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], Bushire, Lingah and Bundar Abbas [Bandar Abbas].
Much of the information was extracted from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot, 1898. The report also includes an 'Official statement of British Policy with regard to (1) the proposed Baghdad Railway; and (2) Persia and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. generally' given in the House of Lords, 5 May 1903; and advice on collecting information on defences such as defended areas, minefields, ordnance and under-water defences.
Two hand-stamps appear on the front cover and on folio 3, which read, 'War Office Library 27 Nov 1903', and, 'Mobilization and Intelligence Dept. 27 Nov 1903'.
The volume contains seven maps.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (55 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume contains a frontispiece (f 3) followed by a table of contents (f 4), a list of maps and plates (f 6), a report divided into thirty-seven sections (ff 8-36), an appendix divided into seven sections (ff 36-52), an index to principal places (ff 52-53), and a map pocket holding two maps at the end (f 57).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 57; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: an original printed pagination sequence is present in parallel throughout.
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