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'Military Report on The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's (South Iranian) Oilfield Area' [8ar] (20/150)
The record is made up of 1 volume (69 folios). It was created in 1940. 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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The pipe-line itself is not considered especially vulnerable,
as any damage can be repaired easily.
3
The oilfields at Haft Kel cover an occupied area of 100
square miles. The power house is located at Haft Kel, while the
water pumping station is at Rud-i-Zard, at the junction of the
Rud-i-Zard and Ab-i-Ala rivers, about 10 miles south-east of
Haft Kel.
The two oilfields Masjid-i-Suleiman and Haft Kel are con
nected by a good metalled all-weather road. Masjid-i-Suleiman
and Dar-i-Khazineh are similarly connected. Masjid-i-Suleiman
and Dar-i-Khazineh are also connected by a light railway.
Dar-i-Khazineh is the riverhead for main line communication
by water up the Karun River from Abadan.
Ahwaz is the capital of the province of Arabistan (Khuzistan)
and an important Iranian political and military centre. The
Karun in forcing its way through the low red sandstone hills at
Ahwaz creates a series of rapids, which necessitate transhipment
sj^stem between Tembi and Abadan, viz., M-- 11 - in', Kut Abdulla
and Dorquain. Muilacani is ohut down at the prrseiit trimv and
not be -jecommissirmcd—without the Te-insi^tlation-of
much machinery.
Gach Saran is the centre of an oilfield under development
which was placed on production in May, 1940. The water
supply is derived from shallow wells at Du Gumbadun ; power
from I. C. generating sets at Ba Muhammad. Ganoweh is the
port for Gach Saran.
From the point of view of maintenance of the whole oil
supply system and its defence against aggression or sabotage,
the vital points are, in order of importance from the point of
view of the Company’s operations :—
Kut Abdulla, Dorquain, Haft Kel, Abadan, Suleiman,
Tembi, Godor Landor, Rud-i-Zard, Ahwaz, Dar-i-
Khazineh, Gach Saran, Ganoweh and Cham-i-Shir.
the rnpids ,, .
TlwMfe oil boosting stations are
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Military report compiled at the General Staff, Army Headquarters, India, and printed in Simla by The Manager, Government of India Press, 1940.
The volume begins with a preface (folio 3) in which notes on authorities consulted in compiling the report are given. The rest of the report is divided into nine chapters (I-IX), plus appendices, each covering a different subject, as follows:
- Chapter I: General Description of the Area
- Chapter II: Climate
- Chapter III: Population
- Chapter IV: Base Ports
- Chapter V: Lines of Communication and Transportation Facilities
- Chapter VI: Signal Communications
- Chapter VII: Economic Resources and Supplies
- Chapter VIII: Engineer and Ordnance Facilities
- Chapter IX: Medical Facilities
- Appendices
In a pocket at the back of the volume are the following maps and charts:
- Abadan and Bawarda (map) (folio 64)
- Naseri and Ahwaz, showing new bridge (map) (folio 65)
- Dar-i-Khazineh (map) (folio 66)
- Diagram of wireless communications (map) (folio 67)
- Sketch map showing flood water, February-March 1938 (folio 68)
- Road distance mileage chart (folio 69)
- Comparative bridge loading table (folio 70)
One of the maps listed in the contents is missing: 'Map of A. I. O. C. [Anglo-Iranian Oil Company] Central and Southern areas showing oilfields, pipelines, telephone and telegraph lines'.
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- 1 volume (69 folios)
- Arrangement
There is a contents page at the front of the volume (ff 5-6) which refers to the volume's original pagination.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 71; 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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:7v, 8ar, 8r:8v, 9ar, 9r:12v, 12av, 13ar, 13r:63v, 69r:70v, back-i
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