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'PERSIAN GULF AND GULF OF OMAN. RESOURCES AND COAST DEFENCES. 1903.' [44v] (95/120)
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.
the country must approach via Jehara from the W. or N. In
the absence of information provision must be made against
modern rifles and field guns.
Kovveit is secure from attack by sea.
Forces Available.
The scheme mentions a body of 3,000 Arab riflemen (presum
ably the “ mounted column ” referred toin another place), but
does not state the total strength of the Koweit forces. There
was unlimited labour for intrenching, &c.
The land forces were supported by the following vessels :—
f< Marathon,” “ Sphinx,” “ Lapwing,” and “Redbreast,” together
with the shallow draught gunboats “ Assaye ” and “ RJassy ” and
also the following dhows :—
6 fitted for 1—3-pr. Hotchkiss each.
2 „ 1—7-pr. R.M.L. „
1 ., 1—9-pr. „
The dhows could be armed at one hour’s notice.
The scheme proposed, if time allowed, to arm all the dhows
with 9-prs. instead of the lighter guns, and to increase the
number of dhows to 12.
Field Guns required in addition to those Available.
The scheme required 6—7-pr. field guns for use with the
mounted columns; the guns were to be drawn by camels and
served by Arabs (already well trained to the work with similar
guns from the ships).
Proposed Measures for Defence.*
1. Jehara Fort (commanding the wells 1,900 yards N.W. of it)
to be held by trained Arabs with two Nordenfelt machine guns.
The fort to be connected with the sea by a line of trenches
(1£ miles in length) manned by 3,000 Arab riflemen.
The “ mounted columns ” to be accompanied by 6—7-pr. field
guns drawn by camels.
The armed dhows and two shallow draught gunboats to lie in
the Duhat Kathama, extended from a point as close as possible to
Jehara, for several miles along the coast to the N.E. close in
shore, with the object, (1) of commanding the beach road and
denying it to a hostile advance, and (2) of supporting the Jehara
trenches and fort with long range fire (distance 3,000 to 6,000
yards).
(N.I.D. Note. —It was anticipated that holding the beach road
would compel the enemy to advance via Sahwan. It is suggested
with reserve that the enemy might have utilised the E. route and
then crossed over to the desert route before coming within range
of the ships’ guns).
* It is Understood that no entrenchments and emplacements were
actually constructed.
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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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