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'File 19/198 (C 75) Bahrain - Khor Kaliya' [31r] (76/196)
The record is made up of 1 file (83 folios). It was created in 14 Apr 1927-21 Mar 1933. 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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Copy of memo No.33/10/74 dated i3th October,1928,from the
Port Director and Director-General of Navigation,Basraii, to
the Ministry of Finance, Baghdad.
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Examination of Entrance to Khor Kaliya (Bahrain).
With reference to your memo No.M.F.6827 dated 6th
September, 1928, and in continuation of my No.33/10/58 dated
a^
10th September,1928, as you^aware I have only just returned
from leave but on going into the matter find the survey carried
out by the Commander of the n Nearchus w too superficial to be
of much value. I propose making a personal visit to the Khor
Kaliya with a qualified survey party as soonjas possible
probably in November, when borings will be taken to ascertain
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if a Dredger can remove the obstruction and until.this, is
done I have no idea of the cost of operations necessary to
provide a 19 foot channel at low water.
The Commanding Officer of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Light
Tender H Nearchus M who visited Bahrein on the 21st September,
1928, reports as follows :-
"The shoal on the west side of the entrance extends
further to the eastward than shown on the Admiralty
Chart No.3540 while that extending from Kassar Diwan
does not extend so far to the south west as shown.
The Bar appears to consist of loose coral and sand with ^
a minimum depth of x2 feet at low water, heap tide
rise being 5 feet. The channel over the Bar would re
quire
Collection of papers folded in half and stitched together to form a gathering of folios.
blasting or dredging for a distance of approxi
mately one cable (200 yards to whatever width and
depth desired. The
soundings
Measurements of the depth of a body of water.
inside the Khor as far as
was ascertained agree with those shown on the above-
mentioned Chart. w
A rough sketch survey showing the sounding taken at
'
the entrance is appended.
The cost of obtaining these observations was one day's
hire of M Nearchus M (Hs .750/-) plus Rs.5/- local Pilot's fee,
our bill for which is enclosed herewith,with the request
that
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The bulk of the documents contained in this file relate to a proposal to construct a harbour at Khor Kaliya in Bahrain. A map of the relevant area is contained on folio 3B. The pros and cons of building the harbour are discussed at length, as are matters related to financing the project and the engineering work required to complete it.
Documents in the file also discuss an idea for the establishment of a Chamber of Commerce in Bahrain, agitation in Bahrain that occurred after a government proclamation regarding inheritance regulations and a broader discussion concerning Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the nature of his rule of the country at the time.
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- 1 file (83 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
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A bound correspondence file. Foliation starts on first page with writing (3rd page in volume) and continues to end. Foliation in pencil in circled numbers in top right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . Additional foliation sequence of uncircled numbers starts on f.2. f.3B is kept inside an envelope attached to f.3A. The following foliation errors occur: f.1 is followed by f.1A, f.1B. Instead of f.3 we have f.3a and f.3b. f.51 is followed by f.51A, f.51B. f.54 is followed by f.54A, f.54B.
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- 'File 19/198 (C 75) Bahrain - Khor Kaliya'
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- 15r:16v, 29r:30v, 31r:32v
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- Port Directorate, Basra
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