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'PERSIAN GULF AND GULF OF OMAN. RESOURCES AND COAST DEFENCES. 1903.' [24v] (55/120)
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.
S applies.
Old fort.
Passage
distances.
Harbour.
Landing presents no difficulties at high water; at low water
the best landing place is N. of the E. angle of the fort at the
village.
Water .—Excellent water is easily procurable from wells close
to the beach near the village.
Food .—A few cattle and some vegetables, &c., may be
obtained.
There are some antelope among the hills.
There is no information as to the old fort at the N.E. point of
the island.
Note .—Kharag Island was occupied by British troops on
4th December 1856, preliminary to the attack on Bushire (which
surrendered on the l()th December).
According to a special report made in 1900, the island
possesses no site suitable for a naval or coaling station, and
would be difficult to defend from sea-attack.
BUSHIRE (ABU SHAHR or ABU SHEHR).
{Sec Admiralty Charts 27 and 2,837n, with
inset
A small map or other image enclosed within the margin of a larger map, map sheet, or larger image; or papers placed inside a book or archival volume.
).
Bushire is the principal sea-port of Persia and occupies the
low N. end of an extensive peninsula. The town extends for
half-a-mile from the point.
The streets are narrow and dirty, and the houses poorly built
of inferior stone.
In 1898 the population was stated to be about 15,000 (chiefly
Arabs and Persians).
In 1901 the value of the exports was 573,6497., of the imports
1,631,478/.
112 steamers and 515 sailing vessels entered the port.*
There is a Persian governor under the Prince of Ears.
Bushire is the headquarters of the British
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
The approximate distance of Bushire from—
Bahrein Harbour
- is
163
Bassidu - j.
338
Bombay
1,445
Pao -
* 55
134
Khor Abdalla (head of)
^ 59
150
Khor-ash-Shem
380
Kishm Town
380
Koweit
55
148
I he harbour consists of a belt of deep water lying betw'een the
inner and outer banks, to the W. and N.W. of the town.
0 Figures for 1902 Exports, 348,202/. ; imports, 1,179,996/. ; decrease
due to trade depression. 138 steamers (155,392 tons) and 605 sailing
vessels (19,400 tons) entered the port.
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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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