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'Military Report on The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's (South Iranian) Oilfield Area' [29r] (66/150)
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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45
CHAPTER VIII.
Engineer and Ordnance Facilities.
*S’ec. 1. WORKSHOPS. —Workshop facilities exist at
the following places :—
Abadan .. . . Details are given in Appendix II.
M. I. S. —Fully equipped workshops similar to Abadan.
The foundry is not equipped to produce ferrous castings but
non-ferrous castings up to about one cwt. can be produced.
Fully equipped for all types of general
maintenance and small power forging.
Special work entailing milling, etc., is
done in M. I. S.
Suitable for minor work only. Major
repair work from these centres are
sent to Abadan or M. I. S.
Sec. 2. ROAD CONSTRUCTION .—Rond metal is plenti
fully available in the oilfields area and could be quarried almost
anywhere along most of the hill roads. There is also some in
the range of hills in the vicinity of Ahwaz but it is soft and,
therefore, of little use.
Metal for road-making in the Abadan area is usually
brought by sailing craft from the island of Kharaq near
Bushire. There are several steam and motor road rollers in
Abadan, Ahwaz, M. I. S. and Haft-Kel (Ch. V, Sec. 7).
Haft Kel
Gach Saran
Agha Jari
Lali .. "'j
White Oil Springs
Ganaweh .. f
Kut Abdulla .. J
Sec. 3. BRIDGING. —Pontoon equipment is not essen
tial. Local boats, known as mahailas, were largely used during
the Great War and are still so used for floating bridges and
ferrying. (See Appendix VIII).
Attention is drawn to Chapter V, Sec. 6 (c) regarding the
possible need for bridge construction at Bandi-i-qir.
Sec. 4. WATER SUPPLY. —Piped water systems exist
at the following places, details are given in the relevant ap-
pendices:—
ABADAN
Appendix
II.
AHWAZ
Do.
XL
DAR-I-KHAZINEH
Do.
XI.
From Abadan to Dar-i-Khazineh water is obtainable from
the Karun river.
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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)
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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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