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‘Military report on Persia. Vol IV, part I. Persian Baluchistan, Kerman and Bandar Abbas.’ [‎28v] (65/166)

The record is made up of 81 folios. It was created in 1923. 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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harbour, and off the town there are several banks
bf rock and sand. Vessels of moderate draught anc lor in
five fathoms about three quarters of a mile off shore,
those of heavy draught in 6 fathoms at two miles distance,
and there is an anchorage anywhere northward to the bank
bordering the mainland. Anchorage is prohibited between
lines drawn north north -eastward from about 800 ieet
an( j i ii miles north -westward of the fort, which is situated
near the south end of the town. The anchorage near the
town is well sheltered in a channel and there is no heavy
sea with a nashi, but the tidal streams cause YSl bu 0 v
broadside to the wind and to ride uneasily. A light buoy
•exhibiting a white flashing light is moored U miles east
ward of Qishm fort. „ -j -i-
The inhabitants of the Island are perfectly docile. The
standard of labour here compares very ^onvzhly wr*-
gards efficiency and price (krans 2 per day) with othe
parts of the Gulf, but is limited. Salagh is the chief
fishing centre of the south coast, and. exports fish to Lmgeh,
Bandar Abbas, Bahrein and Dubai. 1 here is excellen
water here from seven wells which are well supplied even in
years of drought. These wells quickly empty, but refill
in a few hours. Sulphur is found in the Island, and there
are indications that large quantities exist. This mineral
was . first worked in a small way by the Muin-ut-Tujjar
of Tehran, who formerly farmed the revenue of the island,
and in 1919-1920 the Anglo-Persian Oil Company quarried
100 tons at Namakdan for use with their electric plant at
oil-borings works.
Oil Borings— The extremely favourable report ot a
geologiical expert decided the Anglo-Persian Oil Company
to drill for oil in April, 1914, and work was begun in
August of the same year. In July 1915 owing to severa
attacks on the works by Luris from Lingeh, instigated by
the German agent Wassmuss, ex-Consul at Bushire, opera
tions were suspended. In March 1916 work was resumed
and boring started. At the present moment, (May, 1921)
the boring has reached the depth of over 3,000 feet. Small
quantities of oil have already been brought up, and there
are favourable indications that a large supply may at any
moment be discovered.

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Military report on Persia (volume IV, part I, covering Persian Baluchistan, Kermān and Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]), dated 1922, and published by the Central Government Press at Simla in 1923. The report’s chapters cover:

  • History , including: Persia’s recent political history; a recent history of Persian Baluchistan, and military operations in Persia Baluchistan, notably the operations at Dizak in 1901-02, operations against maritime arms trafficking in 1909, an expedition against Makrān in 1911 to check arms trafficking, and operations against the Dāmānīs in East Persia in 1916, to protect British interests in Persia; b) a brief history of Kermān; and c) a brief history of Bandar-e ʻAbbās.
  • Geography for Persian Baluchistan; Kermān; and Bandar-e ʻAbbās, with headings for boundaries, administrative districts, and the principal villages for each region, as well as sections on rivers, lakes, mountains, harbours and deserts as appropriate. The section on Bandar-e ʻAbbās includes a description of buildings, water supply, camping grounds, roads and local industry. There are also descriptions of the principal islands off the Persian Baluchistan coast: Qishm [Qeshm], Henjam [Hengam] and Hormuz.
  • Ethnography , including: general characteristics; notes for intelligence officers; sections on the population and tribes of Persian Baluchistan, Kermān Bandar-e ʻAbbās.
  • Climate and Health , including details of medical facilities.
  • Resources , including: transport (camels, mules, donkeys, horse and oxen); and supplies, chiefly of agricultural crops, by region and village.
  • Military , including: British garrisons and South Persia Rifles; the Persian Army; the fighting strength of the Persian tribes, organised by region and village; military notes on Persian Baluchistan, including the arms traffic in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
  • Communications , including: the railway line between Mirjāwā [Mīrjāveh] and Duzdāp, its facilities (water, rolling stock, telegraph), and risks of damage to the line; other proposed lines between Bandar-e ʻAbbās and Kermān, and Gwadar and Kermān; cable, wireless, telephone lines, and visual signalling stations.
  • Political , including an outline of administration in Persian Baluchistan, Kermān and Bandar-e ʻAbbās, and information on currency, weights and measures.

Appendix A is a list of the nomadic tribes of the Kermān province, listed by district and the number of families in each tribe. Appendix B is a list of the annual subsidies paid to chiefs in Persian Baluchistan by the Indo-European Telegraph Department, for the protection of lines passing through their district. Appendix C is a table of resources (livestock, agricultural produce), with figures indicating the requirements for local consumption in each district. Appendix D is a distribution statement of the Sarhad Levy Corps as of 1 July 1922.

The maps and plans include: a map of Persian Baluchistan (folio 78); a map of Kerman and its environs (folio 77); a diagram of the Mīrjāveh station yard (folio 74); a diagram of Duzdāp station yard (folio 76); a sketch map showing signalling and heliograph posts between Chahbar and Geh (folio 75); and a sketch map showing communications between Kerman and Saidabad (folio 79).

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81 folios
Arrangement

The volume is arranged into eight chapters (labelled I-VIII), followed by four appendices (A-D), and finishing with six maps and plans, as set out on the volume’s contents page (f. 2). Each chapter is arranged by a series of headings and subheadings. The volume also has an alphabetically arranged index (ff. 65-71). The contents and index pages use the report’s pagination system.

Physical characteristics

Pagination: The report has a printed pagination sequence. Page numbers appear at the top and centre of each page.

Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top-right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the first folio with text, on number 1, and ends on the last of the various maps and plans that are inserted at the back of the volume, on number 79. Total number of folios: 79. Total including covers and flysheets: 81. Note that the foliation sequence on the maps and plans does not follow the order that the maps and plans are listed on the volume’s contents page (f.2). The plan of Bandar Abbās, listed on the report contents page, is missing from the volume.

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