'Field notes. Mesopotamia'

Title:

'Field notes. Mesopotamia'

Creator:

Author: General Staff Branch, India

Date:

1915/1915

Description:

Abstract: The file consists of a publication of field notes concerning Mesopotamia. Produced by the General Staff, India, and published in Simla by the Government Monotype Press, 1915. Marked for official use only.It is divided into the following chapters:history – an expedition to Muhammareh [Khorramshahr] (1857), the political situation, and the British position in the Persian Gulf;geography – boundaries and geographical features;population – inhabitants, particularly Arab tribes;resources – including water, supplies, transport, and trade;military - distribution, strength, qualities, and camping grounds;maritime - distribution, strength, navigation, and landing facilities;administration - territory divisions and the system of organisation;communication - including lines of advance, railways, roads, telegraphs, telephones, and a list of principal routes used in Mesopotamia and Arabistan.Also included are four appendices: notes on Qatar Peninsula and Dohah [Doha]; details of important personages; a glossary of Arabic and Turkish terms; and information on weights, measures, currency, and chronology.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 113; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Military intelligence

Geographic region:

Mesopotamia

Publisher:

Publisher: Government Monotype Press, Simla, publishers

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000239.0x000169_ar
81055/vdc_100000000239.0x000169_en
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/49
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/49

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