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'Field notes. Mesopotamia' [‎95v] (195/230)

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The record is made up of 1 file (111 folios). It was created in 1915. 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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The population consists of about 12,000, and is made up of
Arabs, Negroes and Persians. They are more likely to side with
the British than with the Turks.
The only water in the town is from a well of brackish water.
The town supply is drawn from some good wells about 3 to 4
miles inland. There are no supplies, and even firewood is scarce.
Shaikh ! Abdullah, who succeeded to the chiefship of Qatar in
1913, is friendly towards the British, and afraid of Bin S’aud.
He would no doubt be glad to be rid of the Turks.

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The file consists of a publication of field notes concerning Mesopotamia. Produced by the General Staff, India, and published in Simla by the Government Monotype Press, 1915. Marked for official use only.

It is divided into the following chapters:

  • history – an expedition to Muhammareh [Khorramshahr] (1857), the political situation, and the British position in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ;
  • geography – boundaries and geographical features;
  • population – inhabitants, particularly Arab tribes;
  • resources – including water, supplies, transport, and trade;
  • military - distribution, strength, qualities, and camping grounds;
  • maritime - distribution, strength, navigation, and landing facilities;
  • administration - territory divisions and the system of organisation;
  • communication - including lines of advance, railways, roads, telegraphs, telephones, and a list of principal routes used in Mesopotamia and Arabistan.

Also included are four appendices: notes on Qatar Peninsula and Dohah [Doha]; details of important personages; a glossary of Arabic and Turkish terms; and information on weights, measures, currency, and chronology.

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1 file (111 folios)
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The file consists of a single publication. A list of contents at the front of the volume (ff 4-5) and index at the rear (ff 103-111) both reference the volume’s original printed pagination.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 113; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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