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‘File 16/37 A II Anti Locust Measures’ [393r] (785/884)
The record is made up of 1 file (440 folios). It was created in 16 May 1943-24 Apr 1952. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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38. During the previous Arabian campaign (November-June),
a corresponding fleet of 358 vehicles covered a total of
2,700,000 miles with approximate total petrol consumption of
7|5,000 gallons.
Locust Poison.
39. The whole campaign will be run on prepared bait ex
Khartoum. Estimated total requirements are 30,000 sacks
(1000 tons). Of this the following quantities are already
in positions-
Jedda
1729 bags
Hail
2868 bags
El Kharj
3000
Kuwait
3000
A1 Khobar
341
Sharjah
2300
Total
13238
40. Future shipments should be divided between the ea'
and west coasts, the earliest consignments going to the Ht
Rations.
41. Rations will be required for approximately the following's-
Locust Officers and Junion L.Os. 8
Sudanese Staff 70
Miscellaneous Stores.
42. Some supplies of tentage, water containers, etc. are
available at various depots, i.e. Yenbo or Jedda, Sharjah and
A1 Khobar, but deficiencies must be made up. j
VI. OMAN CAMPAIGN (Plan A) .
General Organisation.
43. This campaign will be undertaken by a unit consisting of
junior Indian Locust Officers (probably 4 plus 5 assistants)
working under a British Locust Officer, under the direction of
the Senior Locust Officer. Arabia. As in Saudi Arabia, transport
will be operated by the Military.
44. The unit will be primarily responsible for observations
and control in
Trucial Oman
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, Baraimi and the Batina Coast, but
should be prepared to move elsewhere, particularly towards the
Hasa, if required.
45. H.Q. will be at Sharjah with a base for operations on the
Batinah at Muscat.
46. The main campaign will last approximately from January
until April, but a second campaign might possibly be needed to
deal with further breeding during May and June.
Transport.
47. Of the y' ^Sansport requirements detailed in paragraph^
36, the folio' required by the Oman divisions- ^2?
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Correspondence, reports and other papers relating to locust-control campaigns taking place on the Arabian peninsula and in southern Persia [Iran] between May 1943 and September 1944. The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘File 16/37A-I Anti-Locust Measures’ (IOR/R/15/2/1544). The principal correspondents are: the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain (Edward Birkbeck Wakefield; Captain Michael Gray Dixon; Major Tom Hickinbotham); representatives of the Middle East Anti-Locust Unit (MEALU) including the Chief Locust Officer (Reginald Charles Maxwell-Darling; Leslie Desmond Edward Foster Vesey-Fitzgerald) and Administrative Officer (W H E Matthews); representatives of the Middle East Supply Centre (MESC) (Maxwell-Darling); and representatives of the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave; George William Reginald Smith).
The correspondence covers:
- arrangements for the pay and expenses of men employed in the 1942/43 locust campaign;
- arrangements for the return of motor vehicles used in the 1942/43 locust campaign, and arrangements for repairs to and replacement of motor vehicles;
- arrangements, orders and instructions for the 1943/44 locust campaign, including arrangements for the provision of equipment, poison bait, medical supplies, transport and fuel, finances, Arabic interpreters, communications;
- MEALU reports on locust observations during the 1943/44 campaign.
The file contains papers dated April 1952 relating to the repatriation of three destitute pilgrims from Bahrain to Pakistan, which were presumably added to the file in error (ff 161-164).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (440 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 404-441) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 442; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-403; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/1545
- Title
- ‘File 16/37 A II Anti Locust Measures’
- Pages
- 222r:224v, 391r:397v
- Author
- Lean, Owen Bevan
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