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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [63v] (131/1028)
The record is made up of 1 volume (510 folios). It was created in 19 May 1927-14 Nov 1939. 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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38
VII.— Oil,
1. Drilling.
T ioq 7 iLp of the first test well at
(a) Bahra Well—On 1st January 1, 6852 P f e et, oil stained limestone
Bahra was 5984 feet and early m the ye , ^ ^ llons 0 f a very heavy oil
was encountered. Tests were made but lyj drilling operations
was obtained, and consequent y, ’ f t j ie r ig an d derrick com-
on this well were suspended, and dismantling oi
menced. . , 4-^cr.afprrpd from Bahrah to
(b) Burgan Well .—Drilling ® a ' U1 P me ^ r mi n p ; 0 f a new well commenced
Burgan, 30 miles South of Kuwait, where the drilling ol a ne
on the 16th October. to lost mu d circulation,
Work on this second wel! has been^lo ^ the close of the year a
due to fissures between 800 feet and i 10U
depth of only 1556 feet had been reached.
2. Geophysical work.
A S.™ of “ “ vXi"' K,“.
Geophysicists fr °“ in September 1936. By the end of
b M U ;| h i937 S ;t’s W urv 0 ey r of almost the en^ State by Jhe Gravimeter^
Magnetometer methods had been complete ^ g ? smographi Uy
plored. 01 S party left for their next^ask, in West Sussex, in the early
summer.
3. Transfer of Company s Drilling Camps.
With the end of drilling operations at Bahra in April. ^ 6 tiers’ camp
wirUiaLorl nnrl rp-prected during the summer months at IVIagwa, aDom
Smiles due South of Kuwait Town. Construction work at the new camp
was completed by the end of the year.
4. General.
During the year the health of the staff and local employees has been good.
The labour is gradually becoming more used to routine, and is showing im-
moved results.
5. Water explorations.
In the course of the Seismic operations about 240 shallow wells to depths
ranging from 100 feet to 200 feet were drilled in the Madamyat/Burgan
areas, and about 100 shallow wells of similar depth were also drilled near and
to the west of* Bahrah. No useful supplies of fresh water were found.
VIII. —Royal Navy.
Captain C. E. Morgan, D.S.O., in H.M.S. “ Enterprise ” of the 4th Cruiser
Squadron East Indies, visited Kuwait from 14th to 20th October.
Visits were paid by the Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and by His
Majesty’s ships, sloops of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Division during the year.
IX.— Royal Air Force.
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force landed at Kuwait as usual in the course
of their ordinary routine duties during the year under review.
Air Vice-Marshall W. G. S. Mitchell, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., etc. and Air
Vice-Marshall C. L. Courtney, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., Air Officer Commanding
the Iraq Command, visited Kuwait on the 2nd February and 10th Novem
ber, respectively.
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This volume contains copies of the annual 'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' prepared by the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire and printed at the Government of India Press in New Delhi for the years 1926-1938.
These annual reports are divided up into a number of separate reports for different geographical areas, usually as follows:
- Administration Report for Bushire and Hinterland
- Administration Report of the Kerman and Bandar Abbas Consulates
- Administration Report for Fars
- Report on AIOC [Anglo-Iranian Oil Company] Southern Area
- Administration Report of the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- Administration Report of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat
These separate reports are themselves broken down into a number of sub-sections including the following:
- Visitors
- British interests
- Foreign Interests
- Local Government
- Military
- Communications
- Trade Developments
- Slavery
The reports are all introduced by a short review of the year written by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. .
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- 1 volume (510 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 512. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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