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'Field notes. Mesopotamia' [60v] (125/230)
The record is made up of 1 file (111 folios). It was created in 1915. 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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the fort' there, is only 3 to 4 feet of water U IngK tide. The anchorage
may be con^dered sheltered as, although the country around *
Jow-lyiflg the anchorage is practically a land-locked area 4 mile
BrS r ^ n S !f ’ T h f?. lL M ‘ ?• “ ” or such as the
intish India Company s ships usually employed in the Persian
(juic, could anchor in it in any formation considered desirable.
Tll ® re I s good holding ground, a sandy muddy bottom-
There is no strong sweep of tide or current and there are no
dangers m the anchorage basin. Boats could not get shelter irom
hostile fire, but ship s guns would command the whole country
around, it being flat and open. ^
Landing.—The shore opposite the anchorage is fairly steep and'
not swampy f there being a good, dry bank of firm, gravelly soil,
20 feet above high water level, and only 200 yards from hieh
water mark The distance between high and low water marks
at this point is very small, There is.no marshy ground on the
oreshore here. Above high water mark the beach is practically
troops m ^ There are no ol)sta cles to the movements of
. Worses or mules w ould have to swum ashore unless flats and a
jetty w^ere used.
A landing jetty could be made, there being good holding for
piles, but no materials are available locally.
, Th ® re ar ® no boats to be had locally, but plenty could be got
be useci UWait ’ 866 PagC Stea ' m aftcl taotor launches could
The country around is fiat and open and Jabal Sanani.
8 miles north-west of UmmQasr, would be a good situatidn for
and V Basiali Igna mS Statl ° n to commun icate with Umm Qasr
For Umm Qasr see also page 34.
Kuwait Bay.
Anchorages. The whole bay affords a good anchorage for
iffSbm^s 1 l 6nt h ° ]ding g roun d.
Soundings
Measurements of the depth of a body of water.
are:
14 fathoms off Ras-al-Ardh, 6 to 10 fathoms off Ras-al-’Aiuzah
shoahng to 6 and 7 fathoms at the entrance of DohatKadhamah'.
Starting from Ras-al-Ardh, the coast-line forms a bay with
shallow water as tar as RarthWiteah, alow p„l»t 6 mihfto aa
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- Content
The file consists of a publication of field notes concerning Mesopotamia. Produced by the General Staff, India, and published in Simla by the Government Monotype Press, 1915. Marked for official use only.
It is divided into the following chapters:
- history – an expedition to Muhammareh [Khorramshahr] (1857), the political situation, and the British position in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ;
- geography – boundaries and geographical features;
- population – inhabitants, particularly Arab tribes;
- resources – including water, supplies, transport, and trade;
- military - distribution, strength, qualities, and camping grounds;
- maritime - distribution, strength, navigation, and landing facilities;
- administration - territory divisions and the system of organisation;
- communication - including lines of advance, railways, roads, telegraphs, telephones, and a list of principal routes used in Mesopotamia and Arabistan.
Also included are four appendices: notes on Qatar Peninsula and Dohah [Doha]; details of important personages; a glossary of Arabic and Turkish terms; and information on weights, measures, currency, and chronology.
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- 1 file (111 folios)
- Arrangement
The file consists of a single publication. A list of contents at the front of the volume (ff 4-5) and index at the rear (ff 103-111) both reference the volume’s original printed pagination.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 113; 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
- 'Field notes. Mesopotamia'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:112v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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