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'Arabia Intelligence Report' [front-i] (2/52)
The record is made up of 1 volume (24 folios). It was created in 1941. 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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CERTIFICATE OF INSERTION OF AMENDMENTS, ETC.
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CONFIDENTIAL
This book is the property of H.M. Government.
It is intended for the use of Officers generally and may, in certain cases, be
communicated to persons in H.M. Service below the rank of Commissioned
Officer who may require to be acquainted with its contents in the course of
their duties. The Officers exercising this power will be held responsible that
such information is imparted with due caution and reserve.
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- Content
This volume contains geographical and strategic information on Arabia and was produced by the Naval Staff Intelligence Department, October 1941.
It is divided into six sections: 'Policy', 'Strategy and Tactics', 'Economics' (folio 4) 'Geography and Topography' (folios 4v-10), 'Base Facilities and Maintenance of the Fleet' (folios 10v-11) and 'Ports, Anchorages and their Defences' including descriptions of several ports in the Region: Akaba, Bahrain, Doha, Hodeida and Ras Kethib, Jedda, Kamaran, Kuwait, Mukalla, and Muscat (folios 11v-25).
There is a 'List of Plans' of the ports (folio 3), but none of the plans listed are enclosed to the volume.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (24 folios)
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: there is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 26. There is also an original pagination, from 1-45.
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- Reference
- IOR/L/MIL/17/16/5
- Title
- 'Arabia Intelligence Report'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:25v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence