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'File 26/133 (F 78) Khor Musa' [55r] (119/234)
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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CnmcloBur© 7.),
RTTPORT by Conrnftndor A« Harold,) ♦ • • • $ R»3 • '• C."Lawronc©' 1
on tho ?Chor J^uoa from Vn.e ?nd tp 711" kn&aBt 1015^
Arteal state of the bar» - The vecsol crooeed th©
bar at low water noapOf loact water obtained ^'• • r '* foot I,
tblo wao on tti© oeoonti ijriDtant •Htorin^ t.* <? ^boi »
On the 17th Instant whim 1 ©awing the ^hor the vessel
anchored on the bar, and
soundings
Measurements of the depth of a body of water.
were tt&m in all direct-
iono, least water obtained fflWi.S at low water neans, and at
hli^i :Tater X ^ b .4 feet 5 was obtained on the owne day.
During spring tides It Is probable that the water falle
another S or 4 feet, snd as the chart sho^e a leaet depth
of 2h Fmo*, tills would appear to be correct, but for all
nawlfsatioital purposes It oould be alwost always depSBded on
that S rmi. would be least water obtained.
2. ature anr extent of rasr^bint-Sir wn n shoal. - Position
of this shoal appears to be correctly naxtoft on the Admi
ralty ohart# It lies in th© middle of the channel or
fairway up to Tior, SKtends for about 1 n51e in a north
and south direction and has a width of about ?. cable. lie
shoal was sconced 0V9^ f and th© least water obtained was
Fm.l, patches of rook at the extreme north aid of it, from
h© it gradually deepens until about ^ or ^ cables from the
ttorthom extremity, 5, f and 7 was obtained.
rhe slioal is steep-t© on each side and awnenrs to be
easily distinguishable, althouf^h it newer covers, and
quite a wide channel ©Kists, making it optional to pass
either to eastward or westward of the shoal.
S. FThors gruv/airln arid 3llalV: Ba 'irl . - Are shown on th©
Admiralty dhart, but not n?iaed| their positions as reiver*
appear to be correct.
l^hor Kuv.'alrin^ is the wostomraast one, and lies Just
to th© ©astward of the nahmanshlr*
Khor
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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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- IOR/R/15/1/386
- Title
- '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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