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'Military Report on the Arabian Shores of the Persian Gulf, Kuwait, Bahrein, Hasa, Qatar, Trucial Oman and Oman' [‎141] (155/226)

The record is made up of 1 volume (112 folios). It was created in 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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CHAP. VI-—AVIATION.
U1
Dilai.—Good anchorage in the creek. Possible land
ing ground on north and south sides of creek.
Slow mail steamer calls fortnightly.
Sharjah. —Two aerodromes, each U miles from Sheikh's
fort: —
(a) North. 800* x 800*. Dry surface.
(b) South. 1000* x 800*.
Shargah is a night stopping place for both East and
"West bound Imperial Airways Limited's aeroplanes. A les
house is being built (1932).
A Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent lives at Sharjah. Food and water
plentiful.
Al Ajman. —Might be used by flying boat in emergency,
but there is insufficient room to take off m sheltered
water.
Umm-al-Qaiwain. —Excellent anchorage for any number
of Flying Boats.
Ras-al-Khaimah. —Good anchorage for flying boats m
lagoon. Aerodrome site near the village of Mearedh.
Petrol and oil supply kept in Royal Air Force Barge.
British Agent's summer quarters.
Dihah. —Numerous sheltered anchorages in very deep
water round Musandan Peninsula.
Good anchorage for flying boats.
Possible landing ground in the valley between the
mountains.
Water plentiful.
Buhat Baffa. —Sheltered anchorage in deep water.
Hor Fahkan.—Good anchorage for flying boats in small
bay near island.
Sohar. —Probable jumping off place for coast of
Baluchistan. Landing ground two miles north of town
with adjacent wells of sweet water. Landing giound
marked out. Arrangements are being made for local
storage of petrol and oil.
Exposed anchorage off the town.
Muscat.—Royal Air Force moorings in Muscat cove.
Royal Air Force petrol and oil store adjacent.

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The volume is Military Report on the Arabian Shores of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Kuwait, Bahrein, Hasa, Qatar, Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and Oman (Calcutta: Government of India Press, 1933). The volume was produced by the General Staff, India. The place name Bahrain is rendered in the title and elsewhere in the volume in the spelling 'Bahrein'.

The volume contains information in separate sections for each of the places listed in the title under the following chapter headings:

  • I Historical (ff 8-14);
  • II Geography, Climate, Health (ff 15-54);
  • III Population (ff 54-67);
  • IV Water Supply; Resources (ff 68-70);
  • V Armed Forces (ff 70-75);
  • VI Aviation (ff 75-78);
  • VII Political (ff 79-81);
  • VIII Inter-Communication [wireless and telegraph] (ff 81-82);
  • IX Communications [land routes] (ff 83-98).

There are three appendices, which follow the same format:

  • I Currency, Weights and Measures (f 99-102);
  • II Landing Facilities - Maritime (ff 103-106);
  • III List of Maps (f 106).

The volume includes five maps of the region (ff 109-113).

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1 volume (112 folios)
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There is a list of contents on ff 6-7, which contains an inaccuracy in the title and number of the last chapter.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 113 on the last of the five maps inserted in a pocket attached to the back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. All five maps (ff 109, 110, 111, 112, 113) need to folded out to be examined. This is the system used to determine the sequence of pages in the volume.

Pagination: an original printed pagination sequence, numbered 2-198 appears between ff 8-106.

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