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'File 13/1 Silting of Dubai Creek' [5r] (9/50)
The record is made up of 1 file (23 folios). It was created in 23 Dec 1939-7 Jun 1941. 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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would ever make it deeper than 3 or 4 feet at high water and
therefore, are the probable risks worth the likely results V
My own opinion is that, if British Airways wish to take action
separately against the Hattai Bank, then we must insist on a
written ideranity bond to secure the Shaikh against possible
interference with his navigable channels.
5. with regard to the sea-bar, I feel that the report
underestimates the magnitude of "the task. Fairly extensive dredging
seems indicated in the first instance and then, after that, large
breakwaters may be required to keep the channel clear. The effect
of these operations on the rest of the creek would also have to
be studied for some considerable period.
6. There is another point on which I know 1 am not really
in a position to hazard an opinion but which i cannot refrain from
mentioning. The Hattai Bank is not likely seriously to interfere
with the landing area for another two years and the proposed open
ing in the jetty may be [sufficient remedy. During this period,
therefore, it is not impossible that the whole routing policy of
British Airways may be radically altered, so much so that the
problem of the Hattai Bank may cease to have any imp'ortance.
7. in view of the foregoing, it seems that we should first
initiate a careful and l^gthy survey, extending over some months
and aided by aerial photography(if available; and an automatic
sounder. The latter, 1 understand, is a reasonably cheap machine
and would of course be useful in other parts of the (iulf. When we
have really sufficient and upto-date data, the services of an
expert irrigation engineer would appear inevitable; at least, any
work of this importance cannot be left to local labour under the
supervision of an Airways coxswain. The Shaikh must also be
prepared for heavy initial expenditure and possible recurring
expenses and 1 oliink ix. oi fundaiuental importance that, with the
possible exception of the openings in the jetty, the various
problems should be treated as one integral whole and not taken up
in detail.
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The correspondence in the file is related to the silting up of a creek at Dubai, which is of potential concern for flying boats following the Arab coast route, if they want to stop at Dubai. The file contains an assessment of the creek, made in 1941, by a chartered civil engineer named Bernard Whitteron, assessing the creek and proposing options for dredging and preventing future build-up of silt. The report also contains a hand drawn map of the creek, indicating the creek's deep water channel, unusual shallows, and other features including the Gray MacKenzie office buildings, jetty, and tower (folios 6-11).
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- 1 file (23 folios)
- Arrangement
The contents of the file have been arranged in approximate chronological order, running from the earliest items at the front of the file to the latest at the end.
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Foliation: The main foliation system starts on the front cover and runs to the inside back cover, using circled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . There is a second foliation system which uses uncircled numbers in the top-right corner of each folio, and runs from the first item in the file to folio 23.
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- IOR/R/15/2/506
- Title
- 'File 13/1 Silting of Dubai Creek'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 12r:24v, 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