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'MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA. VOLUME IV, PART I.' [‎18r] (40/168)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (80 folios). It was created in 1922-1923. 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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from the beach. The distance round the bay by land to
Chahbar is 28 miles. But during the monsoon there is a
heavy swell here. Large ships must anchor more than
a mile out. There is no bar at the entrance to Chahbar
bay, and it is passable with all winds. The five-fathom
line is distant about two miles from Chahbiir beach.
The coast south of the promontory on which Chahbar is
situated is rocky and consists of cliffs 10 feet to 50 feet
high. North of the promontory is a sandy beach, varying
in^breadth from 10 yards at the point to 50 yards opposite
the village. The water north of the promontory is shallow,
except for a distance of 800 yards opposite the village,
where boats drawing G feet can approach to within 20
yards of the shore even at low tide. The surf on the
beach is not serious during the monsoon, and small boats
can land without much difficulty. Lightering of heavy
cargo from steam ships during the monsoon is impossible.
No current exists. The rise and fall of the tide is
about 9 feet.
Pilots are not required.
A fixed white light is exhibited at 10 feet above high water
mark from the roof of the Telegraph office. This is visible
from a distance of about 5 miles.
About 20 boats carrying 20 men each are available here
and at Tlz; also 20 canoes capable of carrying 4 to 6
men. There are about 20 baghelas, drawing 7 feet to
9 feet, capable of carrying 100 men each.
During the worst months of the monsoon (June, July and
August) practically all of these baghelas are taken away
and beached at Gwatar, Gaobandl, etc., and shipping is
at a standstill.
For landing troops, etc., by boat the facilities are only
the 800 yards of beach opposite the village. There are
no appliances, but stone can be quarried about 800 yards
west of the telegraph buildings suitable for the construc
tion of landing places.
■ Chahbar is the most important port commercially on
the Makran coast, being the chief importing centre for the

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The volume is entitled Military Report on Persia. Volume IV Part I. Persian Baluchistan, Kerman and Bandar Abbas. (Simla, Government Central Press, 1923). The volume was originally published in 1921.

The report contains sections on history, geography, population, climate and health, resources, military affairs, communications, and political matters. Appendices give the following information: details of nomad tribes of Kerman Province; a list of Chiefs and Headmen in Persian Baluchistan, who are in receipt of subsidies from the Indo-European Telegraph Department (IETD); statistics of natural resources; and distribution statement of the Sarhad Levy Corps on 1 July 1922. There are also seven maps (folios 75-81), entitled:

  • Map accompanying Military Report on Persia Vol. IV Part I.
  • Kerman and environs
  • Bandar Abbas
  • Diagram of Mirjawa station yard
  • Diagram of Duzdap station yard
  • Signalling and heliograph posts between Chahbar and Geh
  • Sketch Map shewing communications between Kerman and Saidabad
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1 volume (80 folios)
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Includes a list of contents on folio 4; and an index on folios 67-73.

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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 82; 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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