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'PERSIAN GULF AND GULF OF OMAN. RESOURCES AND COAST DEFENCES. 1903.' [11v] (29/120)
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 GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.—RESOURCES AND DEFENCES.
Supplies.
Defences.
J
Water .—Fresh water in good wells is plentiful. I he best
well is close to the hills on the E. side, about 400 yards from
the beach.
Food .—The valley, OAving to the presence of water for
irrigation, is well cultivated. Corn, dates, vegetables, &c. are
grown.
There is a “ fort ” near the centre of the date grove in which
the town lies ; it contains the Sheikh’s house.
There are two towers on the sandy beach in front of the
toAvn.
On the Avestern rocky point, overlooking the bay, is a small
square tower.
Note .—Years ago it \?as suggested that Khasab, in British
hands, might become an important trading centre. It is stated
that the heat is not felt so severely here as in Khor-ash-Shem.
THE “PIRATE COAST.”
The so-called “ Pirate Coast ” may be said to extend from
Pas Sheikh Masud (close W. of Khasab) to A1 Wakra on the
E. side of A1 Katr promontory, Avhich is the S. limit of Turkish
influence.
From S. of Bokha* to Abu Thabi (both on the W. side of
the great tongue of land which terminates in the Musandam
Promontory) the coast is ruled by the JoAvasmi “ Trucial Chiefs,”
Avho have been under treaty obligations to Great Britain since
the suppression of piracy in this part of the Gulf’.f
The coast from Abu Thabi to A1 Wakra has no permanent
population, but is under the influence of the “ Trueial Chiefs.”
It should he noted that that portion of the El Batineh coast
between Khor Kalba and Dibba is recognised to he subject to
the Sheikh of Sharjah, one of the “ Tvueial Chiefs ” (see p. 14).
° Ras-al-Khaima is, properly speaking, the N.E. limit of the Jowasmi
tribes, but the Shihooh tribesmen in the villages betweeh Ras-al-Khaima
and Bokha acknowledge the jurisdiction of the Sheikh of the former
place. The main body of the Shihooh tribe (to the N. and E. of Bokha)
is subject to the Sultan of Oman.
t The expedition of 1819 against the Jowasmi pirates resulted in the
General treaty of 1820, by which the Arabs bound themselves to abandon
piracy. This treaty was replaced by the “ Maritime Truce ” of 1835, by
which the Arabs were precluded from engaging in hostilities at sea, on the
understanding that Great Britain would not interfere Avith their wars by
land. This truce, originally renewable every six months, was made
perpetual in 1853. It is strictly enforced at the present day.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (55 folios)
- Arrangement
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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