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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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CONTENTS
Introduction
Section I.—Policy— (Not issued.)
Section II. —Strategy and Tactics
(1) (Not issued.)
(2) Possible lines on which war plans would be framed
(3)
Page
2
(4)
(5)
(6)
(Not issued.)
Section III,—Economic —(Not issued.)
Section IV Geography and Topography
(1) Brief description of the country, location of frontiers and demilitarized areas
(2) Climatic conditions, asaffecling Naval operations
(3) Transport facilities, including waterways, railways, roads and airways
(4) Signal communications, W/T, L/T and cable
Section V.—Base Facilities and Maintenance of the Fleet
(1) (Not issued.)
(2) Principal commercial dockyards and repair bases
(3) Fuel storage ..
(4) Supplies and storage of ammunition and other Naval material, including arsenals and
armament factories.
(5) Defended areas
(6) Air
Section VI.—Ports, Anchorages and their Defences
AKABA
BAHRAIN
DOHA
HODEIDA and HAS KETH1B
JEDDA
KAMARAN
KUWAIT *
MUKALLA
MUSCAT
4
9
9
14
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
20
25
27
29
33
36
40
42
LIST OF PLANS
No.
la. '
No.
lb.
■ General map of Arabia in four sheets.
No.
1c.
No.
Id.
No.
2.
Outline Map showing Communications, etc.
No.
3.
HODEIDA, View of.
No.
4.
FUWWAH, Plan of Landing Ground.
No.
5.
MUKALLA and Environs, Plan of.
No.
6.
MUKALLA, Plan of Wharf.
No.
7.
MUKALLA Anchorage, Views of.
No.
8.
AKABA and Shihair Landing Ground, Views of.
No.
9.
SHARMA, Plan of.
No.
10.
RAIDAH and District, Plan of.
No.
11.
DOHA (A1 Bida), Plan of.
No.
12.
SALALAH, Views of.
No.
13.
MURBAT Bay, Plan of.
No.
14.
MURBAT and KHOR RORI, Views of.
No.
15.
BAHRAIN, Plan of.
No.
16.
MANAMAH, Plan of Port and Town.
No.
17.
Naval Base, KHOR KALIYA, Plan of.
No.
18.
KHOR KAWI, Plan of.
No.
19.
KHOR KAWI, Views of.
No. 20.
KUWAIT, Plan of.
No. 21.
MUSCAT and MATRAH, Plan of.
No. 22.
JEDDA, Plan of Port.
(C43043)

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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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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