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'Persia Intelligence Report. May, 1946' [37r] (73/80)
The record is made up of 1 file (38 folios). It was created in 1946. 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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[Part V — continued']
71
(B) PORTS
SHAHSAWAR
(Lat. 36° 48' N. : Long. 50° 52' 30" E. (approx.))
(See Plan 17.)
(a) THE PORT
(1) General
Shahsawar is not really a port and there are no harbour or port facilities except a ramshackle
jetty about 200 yards long. Ships of 600 to 800 tons periodically lie about 1,500 yards off shore and are
loaded with rice from barges or small boats.
Shahsawar is a trading centre of some importance and lies on the Caspian coastal road running
from Resht to Chains.
(2) Conspicuous Objects
There is a white wooden light-beacon from which is exhibited, at an elevation of 52| ft. above
sea-level and 42| ft. above the ground, a white light : Flash, 0-2 sec., eclipse, 1-8 sec., visibility is
about 12 miles. It may be seen by day from a distance of about 3 miles.
(5) Anchorages
There are depths of 13 to 15 ft. at 2 cables from the shore, depths then increase rapidly and at
1| to 2 miles from the shore, there are depths of 20 fathoms.
(b) THE TOWN
(1) General
There are some dozens of buildings with some two-storied wooden houses and a few modern offices.
There is a main street running east and west. At the eastern exit of the town there is a large bridge
over the perennial river.
There is a Custom House and an
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
of the Caspian Steamship Company. 10 * *
(10) Local Agriculture and Fishing
Rice grows in the neighbourhood. Some provisions may be obtained. Shahsawar is the centre
of the fertile region known as the Tunekabun.
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The file consists of a copy of Persia Intelligence Report Part V produced by Naval Intelligence Division, Admiralty, May 1946.
It is divided into three sections covering:
- the Persian Coast – providing figures of coastal distances, and a coast report consisting of a general description of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Caspian Sea, with more detailed descriptions broken down by section of the southern coast of Persia from Iraq to Baluchistan;
- the Persian Ports – information on individual Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Caspian Sea, and Lake Urmia ports. These include the following: Ābādān; Ahwāz [Ahvāz]; Asalū; Bandar Abbās; Bandar Shāpūr; Bushire; Chāhbār, Henjam [Henjān], Jāsk, Khorramshahr, Lingeh [Bandar-e-Lengeh], Astara, Babolsar, Bandar Shah, Mahmudabad, Naushah, Pahlevi, Shahsawar, Gurmeh Khaneh, Haiderabad [Hyderābād], and Sharif Khaneh;
- base facilities and maintenance of fleets in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Caspian Sea: summary – consisting of naval dockyards and bases, principal commercial dockyards and repair bases, oil storage and coal depots, and arsenals and war material factories.
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- 1 file (38 folios)
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This file consists of a single report.
A contents page is included on folio 3.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 40; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- Title
- 'Persia Intelligence Report. May, 1946'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:39v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence