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'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [34v] (68/328)
The record is made up of 1 volume (157 folios and 7 maps in pocket). It was created in 1940. 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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48
In the extreme north-east comer of the town a causeway
stretches out to the town of Muharraq. It is anticipated
thdt by the enci of 1939^ the §rap of 130 yards which
exists in the causeway will be reduced in width and
spanned by a swing bridge. When this is done, the two
towns will be only ten minutes apart by motor and will
be virtually one.
Muharraq. On the adjoining island, and about the
same size as Manama, is the second town of the princi
pality. It too has been modernized and the electric
lighting from Manama has been extended to Muharraq.
. 4. Important Places. The following are the main pointe
in and around Manama which are of strategical import
ance, apart from the Bahrein Petroleum Company's areas
described in the next section.
The Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
is situated on the sea front in the
town, 200 yards from the end of the causeway. It is
surrounded by a wall.
The Power Station lies between the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
and the
causeway. The plant consists of two generating sets,
tn^ iLVi ^ P " oil - driven engine, direct coupled
to a 100 kilowatt generator.
a een ^ r 1 a ^ P 0 ^ ee station in Manama town, with
:r e ^ ele P hon e exchange immediately adjacent to it, and
the Eastern Bank within one hundred yards.
The PDliee Headquarters Fort, a prison and new police
barracks are U miles inland, to the south of the town in
. Th< r tireless receiving and direction
finding statmn is within 500 yards of the police fort.
store e a rpnw^ ir Fore<! rest hou ^' bomb store and petrol
aren nna m - ! 6 ^ c<:>ast ' opposite the seaplane alighting
area' t L p south-east of Manama, in a reasonably open
C t e and Wireless transmitting and cable
Air Force bnil^ -6 COaS x the town and the Royal
mi T ' . ln ? s > 1 t also is in a reasonably open area.
of the Pp-rdnn r -^ 0 ^ e . es t a hlishments, the naval base
2} miles W? . f ?T S10n ' are on a promontory abont
pL^ely t0Wn ' in an com -
canteens' ifnrl cV , positl(> ^- They consist of messes,
' e s, gardens and sports grounds. Oil
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This volume contains geographical information and maps about the Arabian States of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . It was produced by the General Staff, India, and printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Simla, 1940.
The volume is divided into two sections: 'Military Report' including general descriptions of Kuwait, Bahrein, Hasa, Qatar, the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , Muscat and Oman (folios 6-127) and 'Routes' (folios 128-164) including maps of:
- The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Muscat and Oman, and Routes in the area (f 158);
- Kuwait Area (f 159);
- Bahrein, Hasa and Qatar (f 160);
- Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (f 161);
- Muscat and Oman (f 162);
and sketches of:
- Bahrein Oil Company's area and important places (f 163);
- Sharjah and Dibai [Dubai] (f 158).
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- 1 volume (157 folios and 7 maps in pocket)
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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 front cover, on number 1, and ends on the last of several maps which are stored in a pocket at the back of the volume, on number 164.
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- Title
- 'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:156v, 158r:164v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence