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'PERSIAN GULF AND GULF OF OMAN. RESOURCES AND COAST DEFENCES. 1903.' [‎8r] (20/120)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (55 folios). It was created in Sep 1903. 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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PERSIAN GOLF
AND
G D L F OF OMAN.
RESOURCES AND COAST DEFENCES, 1903.
INTRODUCTORY NOTE.
Information extracted from the “ Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot,” 1898,
forms the groundwork of this Report, especially as regards
geographical details, supplies of food, &c.
. As far as existing information allows, all places of special
interest on the coast line of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Gulf of Oman
1 i<ly 6 been noticed, but as portions of the coast are very little
known, it is possible that further points of interest may be dis
closed by surveys now (1903) in progress.
T he Report embodies a great deal of the available information
tending to throw light on the naval, military, and political value
of the various places described, but it will be observed that in
many cases our local knowledge is very incomplete; indeed,
one of the chief objects of the Report is to draw attention to
this fact, in order that the deficiency may be remedied. Roth
in the course of the Report and in the Historical Notes of the
Appendix, some record has been made of the more important
British operations by land and sea in this region. British
authority has been supreme in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. lince the end
of the 18th century, and previous to the Persian War of 1856-57
there were several small expeditions besides that of 1819-20,
but from want of detailed information it has not been possible 5
to describe them.
MASKAT (MUSCAT).
(See Admiralty Charts, 2869, 10c, 38, and 2837a.)
Maskat is situated near the E. point of Arabia. It is the
capital of the Sultanate of Oman, and an important trading
port. The government has treaties with Great Britain. France’,
and the United States.

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The file contains a printed report published by the 'Admiralty, Intelligence Department (No. 694). September 1903.', providing a compilation of available information of naval, military and political value about various locations in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the Gulf of Oman. Places described include Muscat, Mussandam Promontory, Khor Kawi [Khawr al Quway‘], Elphinstone Inlet [Khawr ash Shamm], Khasab, Pirate Coast [Arabian Coast], Bahrain, Kuwait, Fao [Al Fāw], Basra, Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], Bushire, Lingah and Bundar Abbas [Bandar Abbas].

Much of the information was extracted from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot, 1898. The report also includes an 'Official statement of British Policy with regard to (1) the proposed Baghdad Railway; and (2) Persia and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. generally' given in the House of Lords, 5 May 1903; and advice on collecting information on defences such as defended areas, minefields, ordnance and under-water defences.

Two hand-stamps appear on the front cover and on folio 3, which read, 'War Office Library 27 Nov 1903', and, 'Mobilization and Intelligence Dept. 27 Nov 1903'.

The volume contains seven maps.

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1 volume (55 folios)
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The volume contains a frontispiece (f 3) followed by a table of contents (f 4), a list of maps and plates (f 6), a report divided into thirty-seven sections (ff 8-36), an appendix divided into seven sections (ff 36-52), an index to principal places (ff 52-53), and a map pocket holding two maps at the end (f 57).

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 57; 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: an original printed pagination sequence is present in parallel throughout.

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