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'PERSIAN GULF AND GULF OF OMAN. RESOURCES AND COAST DEFENCES. 1903.' [21r] (48/120)
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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BASRA.
37
.< A**™ Pr? 1 3am » bl 7 identical with the Turti.h
„t IIH '( 1 ’.' "'i '7 * be 11 dot ” as being near the mouth G-overr.ment
o£ the Asahar Creek.
It is stated that there is a small mud dock in the yard
The yard was stated in 1898 to be capable of effecting small
repairs only. Shafts 6 feet long and 5 inches in diarnetlr could
be iorged and turned.
yard.
1 here is a yard belonging to the Euphrates and Tigris Steam British vard
^av'igatnon Company (Messrs Lynch) ; it is stated by an 7 ‘
olbcnd U.S. A. publication to be at “ Margile ” (? identical with
Makil, 4 miles above Basra).
There is a mud dock 230 feet long and 50 feet wide at the
entrance. Usually vessels of only 4 feet draught can be docked,
but the dock can be deepened to 6 feet.
I he yard is under the superintendence of an English engineer.
It is stated to be capable of effecting small repairs.
Coal.—-The stock of coal available is usually small and Supplies
frequently runs out.
Vessels are coaled from lighters.
Water .—The water of the Shatt-al-Arab is fresh.
There is no information as to water supply from wells.
Food. Meat, vegetables, &.c. can be procured.
Roads.-—It is ^ understood that there is a road or track to Communica-
Koweit via Zobeir and Jehara. tions.
1 here is no information of any other roads (but see Map 2
in Pocket). 1
Steamers.—Th\& is the terminus for the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Mail
Steamers which call weekly. There is also irregular communi
cation with various Indian and European ports. Above Basra
the steamers of the Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation
Company, and also those of the Turkish Oman Company, ply to
Baghdad.
Telegraph .—There are land lines ( 1 ) to the cable station at
Fao, and ( 2 ) to Baghdad, &c. (for the interior and Europe).
According to the “
Levant
A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Herald,” of 21 st February 1901, the
Turkish Government had resolved to establish a telegraph line
between Basra and the Nejd district. No further information
has been received.
The British Consulate is
Asshar Creek.
on the south side of the entrance of British Con
sulate.
’I he naval hospital is at Gardelou on the opposite side of the Turkish
river to Basra. Its capacity is not stated, but from a sketch it naval h 08 ? 1 *
appears to be an extensive and substantial building. tal ‘
At Makil, about 4 miles above Basra is a settlement belonging Settlement
to the British Baghdad merchants. This is probably the a f Makil.
“ Margile ’ at wh’ch the repairing yard &c. of the Euphrates
and 1 igris Steam Navigation Company is situated.
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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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- 'PERSIAN GULF AND GULF OF OMAN. RESOURCES AND COAST DEFENCES. 1903.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:8v, 9ar:9av, 9r:33v, 35r:42v, 44r:47v, 49r:49v, 51r, 52r:54v, back-i
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