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Coll 6/88 'Intelligence: Military Report on Arabia (C.B. 1892).' [22r] (48/133)
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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It is also proposed to purchase two aircraft for training and three other aircraft, to be
called “ MECCA,” ” JEDDA ” and “ RIYADH.” Subscription lists have been opened
in certain towns for this purpose, but are not meeting with a very rapid response.
In addition to their gift of aircraft, the Italian Government have also presented the
Saudi Government with a steel hangar which is said to be able to contain 20 aeroplanes. The
hangar was sent out from ITALY in sections and erected by Italian personnel.
The “ Air Force ” personnel consists of three Russians, eight Saudi-Arabian pilots trained
in ITALY and a few Italians. The latter are paid by the Italian Government and are
responsible for the aircraft presented by ITALY. They work on a system of six-monthly
reliefs from ITALY. It is reported that the efficiency of the Saudi-Arabian pilots is low and
that, since returning from their period of training in ITALY, they are dissatisfied with their
low pay and general treatment and consider that they are regarded merely as chauffeurs.
It is reported that a further 15 Saudi-Arabians are to be trained as pilots in their own country
and that the experiment of sending them to ITALY for training will not be continued.
The Air Force base has been located at TAIF since 1935.
(C43043)
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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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- Title
- 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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- Open Government Licence