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'Field notes: Mesopotamia. General Staff, India. February, 1917.' [98r] (202/350)
The record is made up of 1 file (169 folios). It was created in 1917. 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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Route No. 10— concld.
2 HALFIYAH . . 20.—Across open desert,
— passable for all arms,
45 but liable to floods in
spring for a few miles outside Halfiyah (Markaz) which is
situated in marshland.
Fuel .—A little brushwood.
Fodder .—Poor grazing.
Supplies .—Probably nil.
From Halfiyah a track, practicable all the year round, runs
north of the marshes to Bisaitin—10 miles.
3 ’AMARAH . . . 25.—A footpath along the
Musharrah canal which
70 is passable for large
river boats, an,d has a minimum depth at low river of 4 feet:
the Musharrah canal enters the Tigris opposite ’Amarah. This
path is unfit for wheeled traffic or guns which would probably
have to go round the marshes by the north.
Route No. 11.
From ’AMARAH to TIB RIVER (The Ruins of
Kuwait on right bank).
60 miles. 3 stages.
Authority .—Captain F. L. Dyer, March 1914.
Epitome.
General.—The 1st stage a foot-path—country traversed being
under cultivation. Passable by all arms.
2nd Stage .—A well marched track on both sides of which the
country is marshy.
3rd Stage. —Foot-path along right bank of river Tib.
Wafer.—(1) At Saiyid Nur from the Sa’ad canal and the
marsh.
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The file consists of a printed volume regarding the field notes on Mesopotamia. The volume was prepared on behalf of the General Staff, India and printed by the Superintendent Government Printing, India.
The volume is divided into the following chapters:
- I. History.
- II. Geography.
- III. Population.
- IV. Resources.
- V. Notes on the Turkish Army.
- VI. Maritime.
- VII. Administration.
- VIII Communications; Routes in Mesopotamia.
The volume also contains a number of appendices: A. Important personages; B. Table of Distances (in miles); C. Weights, Measures, Currency, Chronology; D. Some notes for officers proceeding to Mesopotamia; Glossary of Terms.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (169 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged in a number of chapters and appendices listed in the contents page (folio 4).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 169; 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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