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'MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA. VOL. IV, PART II.' [76v] (157/212)
The record is made up of 1 volume (102 folios). It was created in 1922-1924. 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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138
Telephones.
Cables.
This line joins the main Byshire-AhwSz line between
Borazjun and Bandar B g.
r The last of these belongs to the Persian Government, but
is controlled by the Indo-European Telegraph Department who
own and work the remainder.
Telephones .—There is telephonic communication between
Reshire and Bushire town. The exchange at Reshire is situat
ed in one of the buildings occupied by the garrison and is con
nected to the houses occupied by the- Regimental Mess, officers’
houses, the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
at Sabzabad, to the Town
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
in
Bushire, and via the Persian exchange to the Town telephone
system.
On the Reshire-Shraz line there is telephonic communica
tion between the following intermediate offices, which with the
exception of Kazarun and Borazjun are in charge of Persian
ghulams:—
Reshire, Ahmadi, Borazjun, Kunar Takhteh, Kazarun,
Dasht-i-Arjan, Shiraz.
The remainder of the landlines in this area are similarly equipped
with intermediate posts which are in successive communication
with each other, their average distance apart being 20—30
miles.
CctWe^.—The following are the cables in this area :—
(1) Respire to Jask vii Henjam, 500
nautical miles
Originally one minute of arc measured along a meridian, but since 1929 redefined as 1,853.20 metres.
.
(2) Reshire to Jask direct 522
nautical miles
Originally one minute of arc measured along a meridian, but since 1929 redefined as 1,853.20 metres.
.
(3) Reshire to Fao, 2 cables, 161 and 150
nautical miles
Originally one minute of arc measured along a meridian, but since 1929 redefined as 1,853.20 metres.
.
Telegrams can also be sent by cable from B5shire to Karachi
vii cable to Jask, and thence by laud line rid Charbar, Gwadar
and Pasni.
All the above cables belong to the Indo-European Telegraph
Department. 11
11 ireless. There are at present two wireless stations in this
area, at Bushire (Reshire) and Lingrh. Both of these are owned
and operated by the Indo-European Telegraph Department and
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The volume is entitled Military Report on Persia. Volume IV Part II. Fars, Gulf Ports, Yazd and Laristan. (Simla, Government of India Press, 1924). The volume was originally published in 1923.
The report contains sections on history, geography, population, climate and health, resources, military affairs, communications, and political matters. Appendices give the following information: sub-divisions of the Khamseh Arabs; sub-divisions of the Baseri; Baharlu sub-tribes; sub-divisions of the Qashqai; sub-divisions of the Mamassani; table of supplies and transport. There are also four maps (folios 100-103), entitled:
- Map accompanying Military Report on Persia Vol. IV. Part 2.
- Bushire
- The Khamseh Tribes
- Map to illustrate habitat & migrations of more important Clans (Tirehs) of Qashgai Tribes
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (102 folios)
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There is a table of contents on folio 6; and an index on folios 88-98.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 104; 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 volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA. VOL. IV, PART II.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:99v, Back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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