'File 26/133 (F 78) Khor Musa' [46r] (101/234)
The record is made up of 1 volume (116 folios). It was created in 7 Jan 1913-13 Oct 1924. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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6 fatnonui oan appurantly b« obtained for ^0 rail99 iibov« th«
antrtino*! and a »?hlp * a boat ean proceed about 20 railed
fiirth*»r titlll to a point about ifr nll<is (iaat-«outh-#a.Bt of
whare th» or«*k la only 10 yards wldd md has a dopth
of a foot at lo« water* in tii« uppttr part of th« iOior the
tide flows for 3 a our* sbbs for 9) Its rise tfid fall Is
abour 10 fsst, and ths sbb Is ▼•try strong. At 7 and 12
ajllos frora ths sntrfmos unexplored branches run southwards 9
and on«$ at l^ast of ths» ^ust apparently oonsntunloate with
rJior Musa or with the mm* sea as a natlws wessel has been
known to erasrge frora Jior iiimaqsh whi^a had not sntsrsd It
by the ordinary channel*
iiiiai x .hal - the whole of ;Chor Musa proper is
nawi^abls for large Teasels, and the Khor Qanaqsh branch is
also navigabls for a distance of 7 Miles at least, xhe only
difficulty is that already reaarked on # which arises from
the InYlslblllty of the edges of the cnannel except at low
waterj and it should be added that Khor Qanaqeh becomes,
after a few Mlles« too narrow for a long ship to be turned
in. At the places raost suitable for anchorage In thors
ftiusa and ^anaqeh the tidal stream runs not less than 2 knots
an hour at springs.
LA&li a ^ p<<0a0HKS . — So far as examination has yet been
carried, the nawlgable potions of Khor t&usa and its branches
appear to be difficult of access from tttftilA in&AA, being as
a rule separated fron the sarae by wide stretches of soft
xaud or treacherous saline soil which are sometimes railes
in extent.
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.t is possible that the Qonaqeh branch of Khor Musa may
too 9».lly approaohabls by land fpon o«rt»4n dlrsetlons, tout
tiila point bus not a.» y»t to««n •psolfloaily lnv««tlg»t<»d.
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The volume contains correspondence pertaining to a survey of Khor Musa carried out in light of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company's consideration of it for an ocean port. The correspondents include 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. at Bushire, the 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. in London, the Foreign Office in London, the British Minister at Tehran, the British Consul at Mohammerah [Korramshahr], the Government of India, the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain, the Director of the Royal Indian Marine at Bombay, the commanders of the HMS Lawrence and HMS Palinurus , Sheikh Khazal [Khaz‘al Āl Ka‘bī] of Mohammerah, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, and the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation.
The volume covers the granting of first refusal for leasing of land around Khor Musa to the British by Sheikh Khazal in 1912 (folios 1D-17), and then continues onto the main subject of organising the survey in 1921-22 until the Anglo-Persian Oil Company eventually rejected the proposal in early 1922.
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- 1 volume (116 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using circled pencil numbers positioned in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . A second foliation system runs through the volume, using uncircled pencil numbers in the same position as the main foliation system.The following foliation anomalies occur: 1 is followed by 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D; 26 is followed by 27A, 27B.
Foldouts: folios 11, 12.
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- 'File 26/133 (F 78) Khor Musa'
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- front, front-i, 1ar:1dv, 2r:14v, 16r:26v, 27br:27bv, 28r:85v, 87r:90v, 92r:98v, 101r:101v, 103r:104v, 106r:107v, 109r:111v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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