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'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [‎72v] (144/328)

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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118
CHAPTER V. !
A rmed F orces.
1. General. The Sheikh of Qatar has been promised
protection from unprovoked attack by sea and by land.
But he is expected to be able to defeat any raids, other
than a general invasion from Saudi Arabia, with his own
resources. He has been informed that any assistance
given him against landward aggression will probably be
by I'icans of aircraft. For this reason the maintenance
of the R A. F. landing ground at Doha and the con
struction of a landing ground in the oil fields area is of
importance.
In order to make the Sheikh's local forces as efficient
as possible, they are now (September, 1939) in a process
of being re-equipped.
• T h e Sheikh's Forces. —The armed force really con
sists ot the personal escort kept by the Sheikh. It is paid
and armed by the Sheikh but wears no uniform. It is
an irregu ar force of a few hundred tribesmen, armed
with a variety of rifles. There are, however, 50 Mauser
P^*fnnn lShPlk |' <mler<: ' d ^
J 0 S 0f . ammnnitlon - He wished to purchase
countrv 8 hp. ^ • aS they are ^iO^itable for the
Rxins Mi'd six li ^ ht machine
" trucks of the Ford V. 8
anv presen ' t force has no training of
Doha bv thp " 1 that visits be made to
^oha by the proposed Regular Army Adjutant and
general tarILa?^ ^f r ^ a ^ re ^ n an d weapon training and
PartLulara ^Lr m ^ 0 \ be duri ^ these visits.
©specially armed 0 " cars in* ^ t0 ^ rainin?: the f(>rce '
When thp Tf a -p a ?' co-operation with aircraft.
be able ? ht iS stetioned at
Shaikh's foroe s at suitable Ite^ab. 0 "' eIerCiSeS With th '

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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:

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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