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'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [54r] (107/328)
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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83
Salwa Wells.—Possible landing ground just south of the
veils and one 5 miles 350 degrees true. Two wells, one of
which appears suitable for drinking purposes.
Protected anchorage close by,
2. Roads. There are no metalled roads in Hasa. The
existing routes are really tracks connecting groups of wells
as all movement is governed by the location of drinking
water.
^ ne d^elopment of the oil company, it is probable
that the tracks in the Qatif area have been improved and
are fit for light M. T. A motor road runs from Dhahran
(the oil fields) to Ras Tanura, via Dammam, Qatif and
hafwa.
The Oqcdr. I^ofuf route is possible for light M. T.
For a detailed report of the routes in Hasa See
Part II.
3. Port Facilities.—The three ports of Hasa reading
from north to south are Jubail, Qatif and Oqair.
All are difficult of access being approached through
narrow channels between reefs and shoals.
Place.
Method of landing.
Craft avail
able
locally.
j Notes.
/ubaif ,
At high tide, gooda
can be landed at
the pier from
small boats of
3 ft. draught.
25—30
The harbour is
dangerous for
vessels drawing
over 8 ft. A
small stone pier
about 100 ft.
long exists.
Q«tif
Goods have to be
transhipped into
small boats or on
to donkeys.
70—80
Boats of over
6 ft. draught
cannot reach an
inner berth.
'
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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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- 'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939'
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- 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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