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Coll 6/88 'Intelligence: Military Report on Arabia (C.B. 1892).' [26v] (57/133)
The record is made up of 1 file (63 folios). It was created in Feb 1932-7 Feb 1942. 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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(3) The Town
The town of DOHA was primitively fortified by the Turks, but abandoned by them in
1915, when they left behind three guns, 500 shell and 105,000 rounds of ammunition It
consists mostly of stone houses and from the sea strongly resembles a Maltese village. Ihe
only building of any size is the Shaikh’s fort.
The population is about 12,000.
Fairly good water is obtainable from a group of wells at MUSHAIRIB, one mile west of
the town.
In the event of troops being stationed in QATAR, the most suitable place would_be at
RAYIN, seven miles west of DOHA. There is good water, and plenty of shade in the
gardens attached to another palace of the Shaikh.
There are no local resources for supplies.
The climate is dry.
(4) Government Establishments
Nil.
(5) Commercial Establishments
Small boat-building establishments only.
Small quantities of commercial petrol are available.
(6) Aircraft Factories
Nil.
(7) Air Facilities (see also Section IV (3))
A marked landing ground, 1,000 yds. by 380 yds., exists two miles north of the town.
There are no repair facilities. R.A.F. fuel, 4,000 gallons ; oil, 200 gallons ; poor and limited
supply of water.
Seaplane anchorage is possible in the harbour.
(8) War Material Factories
Nil.
(9) Power Plants
Nil.
(10) Transport Facilities
Roads fit for light M.T. exist (i) between DOHA and DHA’AIN, (ii) between DOHA and
A WAIN AT BIN HASSAIN, (hi) between DOHA and KARA’ANA, with branch to UMM
TAGA and (iv) DOHA to WAKRAH. Tracks extend :—
(a) to SALWA WELLS (south-westerly corner of Peninsula), and
(b) to ZUBARA (abreast BAHRAIN ISLAND).
(11) Signal Communications
Nil. It is probable that a small wireless installation will be erected when the oil company
commences work.
(12) Defences
Nil.
(13) Reconnaissance
Information required.
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- Content
This file consists of two parts. The first part (folios 1-9) begins with a 'state of report' document for an Admiralty Naval Intelligence Division report entitled 'Arabia, Intelligence Report'; the 'state report' concerns the updating of the report in October 1941, and it includes a list of maps, plans and photographs that are contained in the report. There then follows a small amount of correspondence between 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. , War Office, and General Staff (India) officials regarding the supply of an earlier issue of the report, dated 1939.
The second part of the file consists of the actual report, entitled 'C.B. 1892 (X) (10/41) Arabia Intelligence Report', dated October 1941, with appended maps, plans and photographs relating to Arabian Peninsula ports. The report is divided into four sections (six sections are listed in the table of contents, which lists sections one and three, most of section two, and one part of section five, as 'not issued', i.e. not printed in this edition of the report).
The first section to appear in the report is entitled 'Section II: Strategy and Tactics'; parts 1 and 3-6 of this section have been omitted, leaving part 2, which has the heading 'Possible Lines on which War Plans would be Framed'.
The next section, 'Section IV: Geography and Topography', provides an overview of the geography and topography of the Arabian Peninsula, including information about climate, transport facilities (including a table of landing grounds and seaplane anchorages), and communications.
The third section, 'Section V: Base Facilities and Maintenance of the Fleet' (from which part one has been omitted), provides a summary of principal commercial dockyards and repair bases, locations for fuel storage, supplies and storage of ammunition, fixed coastal defences, and aircraft.
The final section of the report, 'Section VI: Ports, Anchorages and Their Defences', proceeds through a number of Gulf ports in alphabetical order (i.e. Akaba, Bahrain, Doha, Hodeida and Ras Kethib, Jedda, Kamaran, Kuwait, Mukalla, and Muscat), describing each place's port facilities, anchorages and defences, as well as providing other information relating to matters such as government, commerce, water supply, transport and communications.
Enclosed with the maps and plans is a symbols chart, which lists some of the symbols used in the maps and plans.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (63 folios)
- Arrangement
The Arabia Intelligence Report contains a table of contents. The maps, plans and photographs, which are listed below the table of contents, appear after the main text of the report.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The file is formed of two parts. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover of the first part at 1 and terminates at the inside back cover of the second part at 65; 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.
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- Coll 6/88 'Intelligence: Military Report on Arabia (C.B. 1892).'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:9v, front-a, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-a-i, 11r:39v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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