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The map shows Kurdistan and the surrounding region, which includes parts of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. It is marked with the names of Kurdish tribes to record their known locations. It is used to accompany the General Staff, India publication entitled Kurdistan and the Kurds. Regions where t...
Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)
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Military report compiled by Captain LS Fortescue of the General Staff of the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force and printed in Calcutta at the Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1922. The volume begins with a statement defining the geographical area covered by the report. The report is div...
Map to illustrate the Military Report on Tehran and adjacent provinces in N. W. Persia
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The map is of Tehran and the surrounding parts of north west Persia on the south coast of the Caspian Sea. It shows human settlements, administrative zones, topographical features, agricultural products, and roads. Beneath the main map are two smaller maps, one showing the areas surveyed by the ...
Military Report on The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's (South Iranian) Oilfield Area
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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 ...
The map shows the Abadan oil refinery, including tank farms, port area, offices, and the historic village of Abadan. The map was produced by the General Staff India and includes a printing statement which reads 'Survey Section No.220 Nov 1938, 80'. The map is marked secret (copy no. 0006) and is ...
'Sketch Plan of Naseri and Ahwaz showing New Bridge'
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The map shows the town of Ahwaz [Ahvaz] and surrounding area, with details of roads and rail lines, as well as features such as bridges, barracks, aerodromes, villages, wharfs, and cemeteries. The map was produced by the General Staff India and includes a printing statement which reads 'Survey Se...
'Dar-I-Khazineh, Key Plan of Property (To accompany M. R. on A. I. O. C.)'
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A plan of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's facilities at Dar-i-Khazineh, showing buildings, railways, and some topographical information. The plan includes an index which refers to the numbers given to buildings on the map. The plan was produced by the General Staff India and includes a printing s...
'Diagram of Wireless Communications (May 1940) (To accompany M. R. on A. I. O. C.)'
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A map of the northern end of the Persian Gulf and its hinterland. The map shows wireless stations in the region, indicating the distance of each from Abadan Aerodrome. The map was produced by the General Staff India and includes a printing statement which reads 'Survey Section No. 1065 July 1940'...
'Sketch Map showing Flow of Flood Water, February-March 1938'
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A map the area around the Shaṭṭ al-‘Arab estuary in Iran, including mud flats and marshland. The map gives hydrological information and shows settlements, railways, pipelines, and roads. The map was produced by the General Staff India and includes a printing statement which reads 'Survey Section ...
'Memorandum of information received during the month of August 1909, relating to affairs in Persia, and on the Arabian shore of the Persian Gulf'
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The file consists of a memorandum written by Leonard William Reynolds, Deputy Secretary to the Government of India, at Simla, 1 September 1909. Based upon a series of reports it covers: the situation in Persia - Azerbaijan, Shiraz, and Kerman; the Zil-es-Sultan; telegraph lines in Persia; the R...
