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'Military Report on The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's (South Iranian) Oilfield Area' [11v] (29/150)
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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10
'['he fighting value of the Arabs of this province is not con
sidered to be equal to that of their neighbours of Iraq. They
are still in a comparatively primitive state of civilization.
They are excitable and liable to be roused by religious propa
ganda, although they are not essentially fanatical. During the
Great War three of the main tribes, the Beni Turuf (west of
Ahwaz), the Bawish (Ahwaz area) and the Cha ab [1 allahieh
(Shadgan) district] were influenced by a jehad organized by the
Turks, and the two former were a source of trouble to the
British force sent to protect the oilfields.
There is now, however, among the Arabs no feeling of hos
tility towards Europeans. In the event of the collapse of the
Iranian Government’s power in the provinces, tribal leaders
might possibly again appear from among those of the deposed
sheikhs who are still in the province or more likely from among
the headmen of the tribal sections; the absence of a central
authority would enable the more unruly sections to resume their
predatory habits and there would be a recrudescence of lawless
ness outside the towns. It should, however, be possible for the
company to continue its operations without serious inconvenience
from the Arabs by subsidizing the tribes in whose area its
operations are situated.
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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'.
- Extent and format
- 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.
- Physical characteristics
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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