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'Arabia Intelligence Report' [8r] (15/52)
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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11
Landing Grounds and Seaplane Anchorages [see Plan 2)— [contd.)
-—— —
•
Place.
Size.
Position,
Fuel and
Oil.
Remarks.
PERTM IS
RAS AL ARAH
KHOR UMAIRAH . .
KHOR UMAIRAH . .
BIR AM MAKHUUK
RASIMRAN . .
ADEN
(KHORMAKSAR).
ADEN
(Seaplane anchorage).
SHUGRAH . .
AHWAR
BIR ALI
%
MA J D AH AH ..
MAJDAHAH . .
FUWWAH {see Plan 4)
MUKALLA S/P anchor
age {see Plan 7).
RIYAN
ADEN and the HADHRAMAUT
1,000 by 875 yards
800 by 500 yards
800 by 450 yards
4 by 2 miles
1,800 by 800 yards
500 by 800 by 400
yards.
900 by 500 yards
5,000 by 5,000
yards.
400 by 350 yards
500 by 350 yards
1,400 by 700 yards
800 by 550 yards
1,000 by 350 yards
SHIHAIR {see Plan 8) 570 by 230 yards
SHARMA {see Plan 9)
RAIDAH {see Plan 10)
QISHN
QISHN
ANAD
BEIHAN
BIR UZIA
DAQQAM
DAR MUFTARISHA
DHALA
Emergency S/P lan
between MUKAL
700 by 550 yards
East of Harbour—
markings.
1^ miles south west
BIR MAHIJJA—
markings.
2 mile east of DAR
UMAIRAH—
markings.
S/P. anchorage adja
cent to landing
ground.
3 miles south-west of
Village. Land
near circle marking
On shore near village.
Circle marking.
On Isthmus joining
ADEN to mainland
Aerodrome.
Sheltered harbour..
11 miles east of town.
Circle and corner
markings.
1 /nile north-north-
east of town. Circle
and corner mark
ings.
Emergency S/P land
ing north of bay.
6 miles east of BIR
ALI. Circle
markings.
S/P open bay, 3 miles
across.
5 miles south-west of
MUKALLA. Cor
ner and circle
markings.
Bay east of town.
Two moorings.
5 miles west of
SHIHR. Corner
and circle
markings.
West of town wall.
Corner markings
and boundary
strips.
ding. Small coasting c
LA and QISHN.
1 mile west of village.
Corner markings.
450 by 900 yards
S/P anchorage ..
960 by 30 yards. .
550 by 160 yards
750 by 375 yards
600 by 160 yards
500 by 100 yards
1,000 by 150 yards
Yes
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Yes at
aerodrome.
Nil
Nil
Nil
East of town. Circle
marking.
Bay south-west of
town.
Between ANAD and
NOBAT DAQIM.
^ mile north-east of
BEIHAN EL
QASAB.
48 miles north-west
by west of ADEN.
2 miles north of
QARAD.
4^ miles south-west
of DAREJA.
3 miles north of
DHALA.
Nil
At
MUKALLA
Yes
From
MUKALLA
Nil
raft regard th
No
No
No
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
S/P. anchorage. Two
moorings south side
of Is.
Emergency landing
ground.
Emergency landing
ground.
Emergency landing
ground.
Emergency landing
ground.
Occupied aerodrome
10 bupys.
Political landing
ground.
Political landing'
ground.
Political landing
ground.
Emergency S/P
anchorage.
Political landing
ground. See also
Section VI (under
MUKALLA).
See also Section VI.
Operational landing
ground. See also
Section VI (under
MUKALLA).
Emergency landing
ground.
is as only good shelter
Political landing
ground. See also
Section VI (under
MUKALLA).
Emergency landing
ground.
Emergency landing
ground.
Political landing
ground.
Operational landing
ground.
Emergency landing
ground.
Emergency landing
ground.
Political landing
ground.
(C 43043)
b* 3
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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.
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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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