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'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [123v] (246/328)
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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Shinas. —In the area of the landing ground to the south
of the town. There is excellent water from wells. Fuel
is unlimited. There are a few sheep and goats.
Sur. —On a ridge called Eed overlooking the oasis and
village of Belad-es-Sur from the east, two miles south
west of Sur. Water is obtained from numerous wells in
the oasis. Limited quantities of lucerne and vegetables
are grown.
3. Oil. —In 1937, Petroleum Concessions, Ltd., secured
two concessions from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
The first was for the Dhofar district of Oman, a mari
time plain some 30 miles long by 5 miles broad lying
almost in the centre of the south coast of Arabia, the
second was for the remainder of the Sultan 's Arabian
territory. Both concessions were granted for 75 years.
During the Winter of 1938-39 a reconnaissance of the
Dhofar area took place, and an exploration party of the
Company proceeded to Baraimi Oasis from Muscat, by
the hinterland route returning by Sohar and the coast.
No immediate results were achieved and at the present
stage (1939) it is impossible to say what prospects exist
of finding oil in the Sultanate.
Apart from the supply of petrol and oil maintained
by the Royal Air Force, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
maintain a small depot of petrol and paraffin at a cove
in Riyam Bay. Average quantities of stocks held are
6,000 gallons of petrol and 12,000 gallons of kerosene.
4. Supplies. —The local resources in Oman are, for
practicable purposes negligible. The country is barren
in the extreme and except for the dates and fuel produces
nothing. The aridity of the soil except on the Batineh
coast will not support the growth of cereals. These are
imported from India in quantities sufficient only for the
needs of the population.
The Batineh is the most fertile area and is celebrated
for its dates, which should be procurable in vast quan
tities during the harvest season, and in lesser quantities
throughout the year. Other crops gro 11 !' irley,
sugar and lucerne. Fruits grown include jiiangoes,
bananas, figs, limes and melons. All sueh supplies and
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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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- Open Government Licence