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'Field notes: Mesopotamia. General Staff, India. February, 1917.' [57r] (120/350)
The record is made up of 1 file (169 folios). It was created in 1917. 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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105
Umm Qasr.
Anchorage .—There is good anchorage in 10 fathoms ^ mile
from the shore, at a spot 2 miles south-east of the fort.
Abreast of the fort there is only 3 to 4 feet of water at high tide.
The anchorage may be considered sheltered as, although the
country around is low-lying, the anchorage is practically a land
locked area % mile square. Ten vessels, such as H.M.S.
“ Sphinx ” or such as the British India Company’s ships usually
employed in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, could anchor in it in any forma
tion considered desirable.
There is good holding ground, a sandy muddy bottom.
There is no strong sweep of tide or current and there are no
dangers in the anchorage basin. Boats could not get shelter
from hostile fire, but ship’s guns would command the whole
country around, it being flat and open. •
Landing .—The shore opposite the anchorage is fairly steep
and not swampy, there being a good, dry bank of firm, gravelly
soil, 20 feet above high water level, and only 200 yards from
high water mark. The distance between high and low water
marks at this point is very small. There is no marshy ground
on the foreshore here. Above high water mark the beach is
practically unlimited inland. There are no obstacles to the
movements of troops.
Horses or mules would have to swim ashore unless flats and
a jetty were used.
A landing jetty could be made, there being good holding for
piles, but no materials are available locally.
There are no boats to be had locally, but plenty could be got
from Kuwait (see page 47). Steam and motor launches could
be used.
The country around is flat and open and Jabal Sanam, 8
miles north-west of Umm Qasr, would be a good situation for
a visual signalling station to communicate with Umm Qasr
and Basrah.
For Umm Qasr see also pages 41 and 128.
Kuwait Bay.
Anchorages .—The whole bay affords a good anchorage for
big Kuwait ships, with excellent holding ground.
Soundings
Measurements of the depth of a body of water.
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The file consists of a printed volume regarding the field notes on Mesopotamia. The volume was prepared on behalf of the General Staff, India and printed by the Superintendent Government Printing, India.
The volume is divided into the following chapters:
- I. History.
- II. Geography.
- III. Population.
- IV. Resources.
- V. Notes on the Turkish Army.
- VI. Maritime.
- VII. Administration.
- VIII Communications; Routes in Mesopotamia.
The volume also contains a number of appendices: A. Important personages; B. Table of Distances (in miles); C. Weights, Measures, Currency, Chronology; D. Some notes for officers proceeding to Mesopotamia; Glossary of Terms.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (169 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged in a number of chapters and appendices listed in the contents page (folio 4).
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 169; 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: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Field notes: Mesopotamia. General Staff, India. February, 1917.'
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