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'PERSIAN GULF AND GULF OF OMAN. RESOURCES AND COAST DEFENCES. 1903.' [‎23r] (52/120)

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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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Mo HAMMER All—KARUN rflVER.
41
There is no information as to the barracks shown on Chart Barmri,.
1,2,15 C - of the 1 ,Jaranlln e station on the S. side of the channel k “'
on^ 6 < thMW?? 8 ? 7 r n WaS iTo arded a British madron
on 20 th March 18o7 (during the Persian war), and captured by
the troops of tlie expedition. Thirteen thouiind Persians fled
precipitately on the landing of the troops. (See Appendix, p? 86 )
hor rr ' r0 ^ te 13 develo P ed 7 Mohammerah P must
ecome a l ! ace g rea t importance commercially, whilst its
geographical position marks it as a point of strategical value
for any warlike operations in this reo-ion
It should be noted that the British interests at Mohammerah
are very great.
KARUN RIVER.
(See Admiralty Chart 1,235.)
1 he Hafar ( hannel meets the Karun River about 1 mile E of
Mohammerah. As already explained (footnote, p. 39 ) the Bah-
rmshir River, which flows roughly parallel to the Shatt-al-Arab is
supposed to be the lower course of the Karun River ; but bein^
very shallow, all traffic between the Karun River and the Persian
Cult passes through the Hafar Channel and Shatt-al-Arab.
From Mohammerah to Ahwaz (Bunder Nasri), a distance of Navigation
lii miles, the Karun is navigable for vessels of about 24 feet
draught from August to November, and 4 ^ to 5 feet draught
when the river is high. &
1 or this distance the river averages 400 yards in width the
channel being tortuous. The strength of the current varies
from 2 to 5 knots an hour, according to the season.
A steamer of the Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation
Company (Messrs. Lynch) plies fortnightly between Moham-
merah and Ahwaz.
Just below Ahwaz there are rapids for It miles, which
obstruct navigation. Cargo is transported from steamers below
the rapids to others above and vice versa.
Above Ahwaz the river is navigable for 40 miles to Bund-i-kir
which is at the junction of its three branches, the Diz, Shatail
and Gergar.
Hie chief traffic above Bund-i-kir is on the Shatail for about
18 miles, navigation ceasing at a point about 7 miles below
Shuster.
Between Ahwaz and this point goods, &c., are carried by
the steamer “ Shushan ” belonging to Messrs. Lynch. The
“Shushan” can pass Ahwaz Rapids (last time reported, March
1902).
In about 1842 Selby took Layard in the gunboat “Assvria”
across Ahwaz rapids, and close up to Shuster.
1 he city of Dizful, on the Diz River, can be approached within
10 miles when the river is full in winter and spring.

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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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