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'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [120r] (239/328)
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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207
Masira Island. —The landing ground, 600 by 500 yards,
is three miles south of Umm Rasas. There is a R. A. F.
fuel store on the island.
A seaplane anchorage between the island and the main
land.
Khor Milh. —A possible anchorage exists.
Khor Garim. —Landing ground 250 by 400 yards by
Subra Bay. Circle and corner markings. Possible sea
plane anchorage in bay.
Shuwainiya. —New landing ground recently constructed
by R. A. F. no details are available.
Murbat. (Dhofar).—Landing ground 600 by 300 yards
half a mile east of village. Circle and corner markings.
Petrol store. Seaplane anchorage close to the north shore
of the bay.
Khor Rori. —Possible anchorage 15 miles west of Murbat.
Salalah. —Landing ground 1,000 by 1,000 yards, one
mile north of village. Circle and corner markings.
Gwadur. —On south coast of Baluchistan. Anchorage
used regularly by Imperial Airways until 1938.
4. Sea Communications. —Muscat is a port of call for
the B. I. S. N. Coy.'s subsidiary weekly mail service.
Other companies such as Stricks, Ellerman City and Hansa
lines call approximately monthly.
The types of craft available locally and used in the
fishing and coastal trade, are as follows :—
Bedan, average of 8 to 10 tons, will take twenty men
or six mules.
Bagalahs are large sea going craft trading to Indian ports,
Zanzibar, etc. They are from 100 to 200 tons capacity and
are also called Khashbah. Sambuk is the name given to
craft of between 60 and 70 tons capacity.
There are also some barges at Muscat and Matrah which
will each take forty men or twelve mules.
r 5. Port Facilities. —Muscat and Matrah are the main
ports, they are two miles apart. There are three har
bours or bays.
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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