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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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No. 7 Cargo Jetty. —-A. B. C. Total length 1,480 feet steel with
concrete deck. Railway lines and cranes. Depth of water 32
feet below datum. Height of deck 13' 0" above Port Datum.
5 travelling cranes each 3 tons at 60 feet radius. Berth be
hind jetty at upstream corner for 200 ton Floating Crane.
No. 8 Marine Workshops Jetty. —Steel with concrete deck.
Length 152 feet. Depth of water below Port Datum 20 feet.
Height of deck above Pori Datum 12'. Scotch derrick crane
3 tons.
No. 9 Oil Jetty. —Steel with concrete deck. Steel dolphins.
Length of Jetty 190'. Depth of water below Port Datum 32'.
Height of deck above Port Datum 13' 3".
No. 10 Jetty for River Steamers and Motor Boats. —Steel with
concrete deck. Length 130'. Depth of water below Port Datum
18'. Height of deck above Port Datum 11' 6". Carries oil lines
for bunkers.
No. 11 Oil Jetty. —Steel with concrete deck. Two concrete
dolphins. Length 180 feet. Depth of water below Port Datum
32'. Height of deck above Port Datum 13' 3".
A’o. V2 Oil Jetty. —Steel with concrete deck. Two steel dol
phins. Length 220'. Depth below Datum 32'. Height above
Datum 12' 6".
.Vo. 12 Pipe Pile Jetty with timber deck .—Length 160'. Depth
below datum 8'. Height above datum 11'. This jetty is used
by barges and local craft only for landing local materials.
No. 14. — Ditto.
.Vo. 15. — Ditto.
No. U>. OH Jetty. —Steel with concrete deck. Two concrete
dolphins. Length 130'. Depth of water below Datum 32'. Height
above datum 12' 6".
No. 17 Motor Boat Jetty. —87' long Depth below datum 5'.
.Vo. 18 Oil Jetty. —Steel with concrete dolphins (2) steel with
concrete deck. Length 130'. Depth below datum 32'. Height
above datum 12' 6".
No. 19 Oil Jetty. —Steel with concrete deck : two steel
dolphins length 190'. Depth below datum 32'. Height above
datum 12' 6".
No. 20 Motor Boat Jetty. —Steel with concrete deck. Depth
below datum 3'. Length 10."'.

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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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Title
'Military Report on The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's (South Iranian) Oilfield Area'
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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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