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'Military Report on The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's (South Iranian) Oilfield Area' [50v] (109/150)
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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APPENDIX IX.
Ferries.
1. Over Bahmanshir River, two miles North of Abadan .—
Consists of a raft of two pontoons connected together and decked
in. Deck space 25 feet by 10 feet.
Maximum load 12 tons, dead weight.
Time of turn round of raft—16 minutes.
Ferry is actuated by an engine (I. C.).
Only restriction to use of ferry is that it.is prevented from
working by rough weather, on very rare occasions only. Ferry
can be operated by night.
A. O. I. C. personnel operate the ferry.
Approaches. Concrete ramps laid down to ferry on each
bank. No stacking or parking space exists within 600 yards
of the banks owing to date palms.
Vechiles are run on and off over a moveable tailboard on
the raft. Vechicles run under their own power.
No ford exists nearby.
Except very occasionally animals can swim across.
The river is 754 feet wide and tidal.
Banks consist of shelving mud.
2. Over Ab-i-Gargar at Band-i-Qir —
Consists of one raft or boat.
Deck space 20 feet by 10 feet.
Capacity 2 tons dead weight.
Turn round about 20 minutes.
Ferry actuated by hand winch.
Use restricted by periodical floods, generally about February
or March. Can be operated by night.
Iranian Government employees operate ferry.
Vehicles are run on and off by ramps.
Width of river 175 feet.
The ferry, although of shallow draught, is liable to get stuck
in the mud near the banks.
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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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