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'Reports on (1) the Conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab river from the Port of Basra to the Persian Gulf and on (2) the Development of the Port of Basra. By Sir George Buchanan Kt., C.I.E' [2r] (7/62)
The record is made up of 1 volume (29 folios). It was created in 1917. 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 Conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab River from
the Port of Basra to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
By River Conservancy is understood,—the preservation of a river in a fit state Definition,
for navigation ; the execution of all necessary works thereon including dredging,
training, marking, lighting, buoying and surveying, and the regulation of the traffic.
In the days of Turkish rule practically nothing was done to assist navigation
or trade, indeed, attempts to improve navigable waterways were discouraged if not
prohibited. Under these circumstances, there are no past improvements or attempts
at improvement to comment upon and the whole subject has to be dealt with
ah initio.
(2) It will be convenient to deal with the case under the following heads : — Heads of Report.
(а) General Description of the River.
(б) Physical Characteristics.
(c) Obstructions to Navigation.
(d) Removal of the Outer Bar.
(e) Lighting and Buoying.
(/) Pilotage.
{g) Financial.
(h) Conclusion.
t following is the list of charts and plans appended to the report and List of plans
referred to therein r accompanying
report*
* («.) Survey of the Shatt-el-Amb Bwer.—Scale, 1,000 feet to the incL Sheets
Nos. 1 to 10.
{ii) Survey of the Mohammerah Bar.
(Hi) Survey of the mouth of tie Shatt -el-Arab, 7590.—Scale, 1-| inches to the
sea mile.
(iv) Survey of thi mouth of the Shatt-el -Arab, 2 inches to the sea
mile.
(v) Survey of the mouth of theSkitt-el-Amh, 11 inches to the sea
mile.
(vi) Survey of the Outer Bar between No. 4 Red Gas Buoy and Bar Buoy.—
Scale, 8 inches to the sea mile.
{vii) Longitudinal sections of the Channel between Fao and the Outer Gas
Buoy. —In 1890, 1911, and 1916, respectively.
{viii) Plan shewing the existing and proposed lighted buoys between Fao and
the Lightship.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE RIVER.
(4) The Shatt-el-Arab river is formed by the united streams of the rivers Description of
Euphrates and Tigris, and in 1837 when Colonel Chesney made his survey of the River,
rivers, the Euphrates flowing within well-defined banks joined the Tigris at Kurna,
forty-six miles above Basra ; but between that date and the present, the Euphrates
has broken through its right bank and cut a channel into the Shatt-el-Arab at
Gurmat Ali six miles above Basra.
C71(w)AD
* These charts are in a separate portfolio.
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This file contains two printed reports written by Sir George Buchanan, Director of Port Administration and Conservancy, Indian Expeditionary Force "D".
The details of the reports are as follows:
1) 'Report on the Conservancy of the Shatt-El-Arab River from the Port of Basra to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (folios 1-7);
This report is separated into the following sub-headings:
(a) General Description of the River.
(b) Physical Characteristics.
(c) Obstructions to Navigation.
(d) Removal of the Outer Bar.
(e) Lighting and Buoying.
(f) Pilotage.
(g) Financial.
(h) Conclusion.
A number of charts and plans referred to in the report are contained in a seperate pocket at the rear of the folder (folios 21-29).
2) 'Report on the Development of the Port of Basra' (folios 8-18)
This report is separated into the following sub-headings:
1) Suitability of Basra as the Principal Port of Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
2) Trade Prospects.
3) Administration.
4) Works and Equipment.
5) Import Trade.
6) Export Trade.
7) Inland Vessels' Trade.
8) Trade with Southern Persia.
9) Miscellaneous private trades and industries.
10) Finance.
11) Charges on Vessels.
12) Dues on Goods.
13) Inland Vessels' Trade.
14) Land Rents.
15) Conclusion.
This report includes an appendix entitled 'A brief note on the future development of the Port of Basra and its communications by land and water, by Sir George Buchanan, Kt., C.I.E., Director of Port Administration and Conservancy, Indian Expeditionary Force, "D" (folios 16-18).
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- 1 volume (29 folios)
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Two thematic reports followed by a number of maps and charts that are referred to in the first report.
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A bound volume with a pocket attached to its inside rear cover containing nine fold-out maps.
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 first folio with text, on number 1, and ends on the last of the various maps that are inserted at the back of the volume, on number 29.
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