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'MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA. VOLUME IV, PART I.' [‎57r] (118/168)

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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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105
Kuh-i-Panj. Magnetic bearing from Khan-i-Kuh 254
degrees.
Sirj an fort. Magnetic bearing from Xuh-i-Panj 217
degrees.
Landing Grounds.
The following is a list of Air Force landing grounds in ch*hb.r.
this area :—
Chahbar. Three-quarters of a mile south-east of t e
village. There is no shed. A small storehouse
and workshop has been constructed inside the
Telegraph compound. Is fit for all types of
machine. Petrol, oil and water are available.
Jask. There is an emergency landing ground here, Jask.
suitable for all types, situated three-quarters of a
mile east of the Telegraph station. Petrol and
oil are available.
Bandar Abbas One mile north-east of the town. Baild , r
' Complete. Fit for all types of machine. I etrol,
oil and water are stored m the Consulate
buildings.

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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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