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'Military Report on The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's (South Iranian) Oilfield Area' [27r] (62/150)
The record is made up of 1 volume (69 folios). It was created in 1940. 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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(c) Vegetables, Onions, Potatoes .—At Basra, supplies are
well above local demand except during November and January.
A contractor will guarantee as a daily supply at 10 days notice
Vegetables in season .. 2,000 lbs.
Potatoes .. .. 4,000 lbs.
Onions .. .. Fairly plentiful throughout the
area and no difficulty should
be experienced in obtaining
adequate supplies.
Vegetables, including onions, are grown in the vicinity of
towns. Potatoes are procurable in the hills close to Ram
Hormuz, but main supplies are obtained from North Iran or
India.
With the exception of a few native varieties, vegetables are
scarce in Arabistan (Khuzistan) for the greater part of the year.
(d) Dates .—At Basra, a contractor will guarantee 5,000
lbs. of dates as a daily supply at 10 days notice.
iZT^The neighbourhood of Khorramshahr and Abadan
is a large date producing area, but it cannot be compared
with Basra in this re spect ”,
Sec. 2. LIVESTOCK .— (Note. —The figures given in this
section are approximate only.)
(a) Sheep and Goats for slaughter —
At Basra a contractor will guarantee 5,000 sheep and
1,000 goats at 10 days notice.
At Abadan, 100 head per day.
At Moharamerah (Khorramshahr), 50 head per day.
At Ahwaz, 100 head per day.
At D. I. K., 2 head per day.
At M. I. S., 75 head per day.
At Haft Kel, 30 head per day.
With the exception of Basra, these figures could be con
siderably increased by a greater demand, particularly in the
case of centres in tribal areas.
At Basra, 56,244 sheep and goats were given as the Kodah
count in 1929.
(b) Cattle for slaughter .—At Basra, a contractor will
guarantee at 10 days notice, 450 buffaloes and 1,000 cows or
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Military report compiled at the General Staff, Army Headquarters, India, and printed in Simla by The Manager, Government of India Press, 1940.
The volume begins with a preface (folio 3) in which notes on authorities consulted in compiling the report are given. The rest of the report is divided into nine chapters (I-IX), plus appendices, each covering a different subject, as follows:
- Chapter I: General Description of the Area
- Chapter II: Climate
- Chapter III: Population
- Chapter IV: Base Ports
- Chapter V: Lines of Communication and Transportation Facilities
- Chapter VI: Signal Communications
- Chapter VII: Economic Resources and Supplies
- Chapter VIII: Engineer and Ordnance Facilities
- Chapter IX: Medical Facilities
- Appendices
In a pocket at the back of the volume are the following maps and charts:
- Abadan and Bawarda (map) (folio 64)
- Naseri and Ahwaz, showing new bridge (map) (folio 65)
- Dar-i-Khazineh (map) (folio 66)
- Diagram of wireless communications (map) (folio 67)
- Sketch map showing flood water, February-March 1938 (folio 68)
- Road distance mileage chart (folio 69)
- Comparative bridge loading table (folio 70)
One of the maps listed in the contents is missing: 'Map of A. I. O. C. [Anglo-Iranian Oil Company] Central and Southern areas showing oilfields, pipelines, telephone and telegraph lines'.
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- 1 volume (69 folios)
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There is a contents page at the front of the volume (ff 5-6) which refers to the volume's original pagination.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 71; 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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:7v, 8ar, 8r:8v, 9ar, 9r:12v, 12av, 13ar, 13r:63v, 69r:70v, back-i
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