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'Field notes: Mesopotamia. General Staff, India. February, 1917.' [130r] (266/350)
The record is made up of 1 file (169 folios). It was created in 1917. 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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Route No. 31— concld.
the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
and the Ganjianchum rivers are fordable. From
Jassan the road turns south-west to Bughilah via Slayim which
is 15 miles north-east of Bugailah.
Supplies.—A limited quantity at Jassan, otherwise nil.
Water. The Suwaikiyah Marsh water is undrinkable. Good
water from the Ganjianchum river. From Jassan to Bughai-
lah (38 miles) no drinkable water en route.
Reference—General Staff, Mesopotamia Expeditionary-
Force.
(25) Dizful-Shush.
Distance. —About 30 miles.
Road.—Several canals cuts and the bed_ of the Bala Rud
have to be traversed but offer no particular difficulty.
Supplies. —Obtainable at Shush.
Water .—Plentiful.
Reference. —Routes in Persia, Volume III, Part 2, Route
No. 35.
Route No. 32.
Water Communications in Marsh Area West of
TIGRIS between MUDAILIL and AMARAH.
The following observations were made on July 4tn-
6th, 1916.
Authority .—Lieutenant E. C. Moore, Intelligence
Officer, Tigris, L. of C. Defences.
I Note. —It must be clearly understood that the depths of water and the extent
of floods are constantly changing.
The Nahr Mudailil has a width at its head of about 50
yards with a depth of 31'. , . ,
The Nahr Kharash takes off to the S. E. at a few hundred
yards from the head of the Mudailil Canal, and is now dry.
Its bed, at the take off, is about 1' above the present level of
the water in the Mudailil Canal. .
At mile 2 of the Mudailil Canal, the Nahr Dujailah takes
off to the West water from it is now flowing into the Nahr
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The file consists of a printed volume regarding the field notes on Mesopotamia. The volume was prepared on behalf of the General Staff, India and printed by the Superintendent Government Printing, India.
The volume is divided into the following chapters:
- I. History.
- II. Geography.
- III. Population.
- IV. Resources.
- V. Notes on the Turkish Army.
- VI. Maritime.
- VII. Administration.
- VIII Communications; Routes in Mesopotamia.
The volume also contains a number of appendices: A. Important personages; B. Table of Distances (in miles); C. Weights, Measures, Currency, Chronology; D. Some notes for officers proceeding to Mesopotamia; Glossary of Terms.
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- 1 file (169 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged in a number of chapters and appendices listed in the contents page (folio 4).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 169; 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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