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'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf, 1945 [-1946]' [94r] (200/414)
The record is made up of 1 volume (203 folios). It was created in 1946-1947. 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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REPORT ON THE MUSCAT INFANTRY
FOR THE YEAR 194$.
1. Muscat Defences .
There is nothing to add to last year's report, the de
fences are in good condition and nothing other than minor re
pairs are required. It is proposed to remove one 3 Pdr. gun
from Eait-al-Falaj to the vicinity of the Mutrah Fort, where it
will be in a position to cover the town of Mutrah and all entrances
from the Batinah direction and also the coast road from Muscat to
Mutrah.
A revision in the defensive system will become necessary
in the event of there being any alteration in the strength and
armament of the Force, as the siting of piquets will be changed.
This will also be affected by the M .T. situation.
The situation regarding the 12 Pdr. "Dahpu" Naval gun
remains static. After the first burst of enthusiasm by the
Navy nothing further has happened, and it rather looks as if it
is to become a permanent monument in the same way as the Dahpu
herself who continues to disfigure the harbour.
The two 2.75 guns are in serviceable condition although
the supply of spare parts asked for in 1944- has not been received.
It is presumed that these are in very short supply as, so far as
is known, this gun is not used anywhere else except by the
Tochi Scouts who have some, I believe as Post guns at Miranishah
and Datta Khel in the Tochi valley in Waziristan.
2. Launch .
The launch has been out of order since March as a new
Magneto was required. The old Magneto was repaired in Karachi
but proved unsatisfactory. A new one was obtained from Bahrein
at the beginning of December and the launch is now running
well.
A number of planks were replaced in the under water part
of the hull during the summer, but a considerable number still
require replacing dwing to worms. A new keel is also required
(see Annual Report for 1943). It is considered that the present
under water part of the hull will give at least another year's
service, and it is my opinion that further repairs would be
a wafete of time and money until seasoned teak and copper nails
become available. The iron nails used in repairs a few months
ago have already started "weeping".
3. Wireless .
There has been no change in the situation. Various
firms have been approached with a view to having the aets put
in order and providing a suitable wireless mechanic to install
them, and to obtain operators, but no satisfactory answers have
been peceived. The Cable and Wireless Company are of the opi
nion that itisdoubtful whether a sufficiently highly qualified
man could be obtained for much under Rs.SOO/- p.m.
The makers, the Premier Radio Company have been add
ressed a number of times with a view to obtaining blueprints
of the sets as none were sent with the sets, but no answer
has been received.
Mr. Howell of the Cable and Wireless Company very kindly
looked at the sets and is of the opinion that repairs to the damaged
set s.•.
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The volume contains typescript 'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1945' [1946] and typescript 'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1946' [1947]. The reports are introduced by a review of the year by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and are divided into chapters containing individual reports on each of the agencies, consulates, and other administrative areas that made up the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. . Both reports conclude with a chapter containing 'notes on the working of quarantine on the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. '. They are signed by the local British official in charge.
The reports cover the following topics: British and non-British personnel; local affairs; local government and ruling families; transport and communications by land, sea, and air; posts and telegraphs; tribal and political matters; relations with local populations; cinemas; trade and economic matters; agriculture; finance; shipping and commerce; education; police and justice; security; military matters; propaganda; health and quarantine; statistics of temperature and rainfall; water; notable visitors; British interests; oil and oil companies; religious affairs; the pearl industry; locusts; Bedouins; date gardens; electricity; telephones; and related information.
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- 1 volume (203 folios)
- Arrangement
There are lists of contents on the first page of both annual reports, on folios 1 and 109.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the third folio after the front cover (the first bearing text) and terminates at 198 on the third folio before the back cover (the last bearing text). The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Foliation anomaly: ff. 28, 28A. The individual reports that make up the combined annual reports also have their own typescript foliation sequences appearing in the top centre of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.
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- Title
- 'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf, 1945 [-1946]'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:28v, 28ar:28av, 29r:198v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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