'File XX/4 Naval and Military Intelligence Queries.' [102r] (213/224)
The record is made up of 1 file (105 folios). It was created in 24 Nov 1906-10 Feb 1916. 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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3
Place.
Position.
Description.
Visibility.
Ordinary name in nau
tical circles.
Miles.
1. Bushire
Outer anchorage 4 miles 2 •6 ca
bles 262° S 80 W. mag. from
the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
flagstaff.
Lt. buoy occulting white light
7' light 3' dark.
8 miles..
Outer anchorage gas
buoy.
2. Bushire
Inner anchorage 2£ miles 309°
N. 53° W. mag. from the Resi
dency flagstaff.
Lt. buoy occulting red light 7'
light 3" dark.
8 miles..
Inner anchorage gas
buoy.
3. Bushire
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Flagstaff 28° 59' N.
50° 49E.
A F white Lt elev. 72 feet over
a F red light elev. 54 feet.
13 miles 7
11 miles >
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Flagstaff
lights.
4. Bushire
Ras-al-Marg
Black tripod Beacon. 15 feet
high, surmounted by a spheri-
! cal shape.
*•
Ras-al-Marg Beacon.
v 5. Bandar‘Abbas
8-2 miles 292from Portuguese
fort Hormuz Island.
Red conical buoy 2nd class with
I staff and cage.
••
“
6. Bandar ’Abbas
T22 miles East (true) of Qiehm
fort.
26° 57', 30" N 56° 18' 30' E.
Light buoy flashing white
3' light, 7' dark
9 miles..
Qishm gas buoy.
7- Chahbar
Telegraph Station 256.16' 45' N.
60° 37' E.
| White fixed light
5 miles..
Chahbar Telegraph light.
8. Hanjam
Telegraph Building 26° 40' 30'
N. 55° 54' E.
White fixed light
5 miles..
Hanjam Telegraph light.
9. Jashk
2-2 miles 315° N 47 W. mag.
from Tomb on Cape Jashk 29
39£ N 57 44£ E.
Red conical buoy 2nd class with
j staff and cage.
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••
••
10. Jashk
Telegraph Station 25 38 N 57 46
E.
White fixed light
••
Jashk Telegraph Sta
tion light.
11. Jashk
On shore
Becaon
Three posts with large square
Jashk Beacon.
board painted in black and
white horizontal bands w-ith
small white board as topmark.
12. Jashk
Near Cable House
Stone beacon 30 feet high paint
ed black and white bands.
Jashk Stone beacon.
13. Bassidu
On spit. 6 cables W £ N from
Bassidu Pier.
Beacon 40 feet high (approxim
ately) surmounted by a cask.
5-6 miles
Bassidu Beacon.
14. Bahrain
6 miles 1.2 cables 35° (N 34-E
mag.) from Khasija Island.
Light buoy flashing white 3'
light 7' dark.
8
Outer gas buoy.
15. Bahrain
4-5 miles 345° N 17-W mag.
from Saya Island.
Light buoy flashing red 3' light
7' dark.
8
Khasaifa gas buoy.
16. Bahrain
5-2 miles N 24J-W. mag. from
Saya I.
Red conical buoy with staff and
cage.
••
Jadum buoy.
17. Bahrain
1 -7 miles N. 41-E. mag. from
centre of Liya.
Red conical buoy
••
West Spit buoy.
18. Bahrain
1-65 miles 307° from
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
!
flagstaff.
Beacon white masonry pillar
with staff.
••
Ras Zarwan Beacon.
19. Bahrain
5 miles 138£° from
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
flag
staff.
Beacon iron, 12 feet high sur
mounted by a black ball (bas
kets).
8
approxi
mately.
Khor Qalai’ah Beacon.
20. Kuwait
2 • 1 miles 26° from
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
flag
staff.
Black conical buoy ..
Port Entrance.
21. Kuwait
1-8 miles 355£° from
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
flagstaff.
Red conical buoy
••
Starboard Entrance.
22. Kuwait
1*2 miles 341° from
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
flag- ;
staff.
Black and white horizontal
striped conical buoy.
••
Inner buoy.
33. Kuwait
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
flagstaff
6th Order dioptric light red.
Height above H. W. S.
- -uj, -- ^
8
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
flagstaff light.
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The file contains information provided by 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. , Kuwait in response to military and naval intelligence queries from the Government of India; Army Headquarters India; the Intelligence Officer, Bushire; the Commander in Chief, East Indies Squadron, and other military and naval officials; and correspondence with 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. concerning marine intelligence. The form 'Koweit' is generally employed in the papers.
The papers include: 'Notes on Kowiet Harbour', 1907 (folios 2-24); information on the Turkish Army, e.g. return of troop numbers of Turkish VI Army Corps, 1907 (folios 31-33), and press cuttings dated 1911, concerning the reorganisation of the Turkish Army (folios 63-65); information for a proposed naval intelligence book about the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , e.g. information on the fort at Fao (folios 34-37); information for inclusion in maps and route books of the area; a draft report entitled 'Note on Capt Shakespear's tour via As-Safa, Al-Hafar, Al-Batin & back to Kowiet', prepared by Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear ( 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. , Kuwait), 1910 (folios 44-60); requests for information for inclusion in the Gazetteer of Arabia , e.g. information on types of native boat, 1913 (folios 83-86), and a request for the precise location in which Shakespear was killed, 1916 (folio 105); and correspondence from 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. concerning the sharing of marine intelligence (e.g lighting and buoying arrangements) with foreign consular representatives and local officials, 1914 (folios 94-104).
The Arabic language content of the papers consists of Arabic forms (with English transliterations), forming part of a glossary of terms between folios 12-19 of 'Notes on Koweit Harbour'.
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 107; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-106; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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