"ملف 8/16 تقارير استخباراتية بشأن البحرين" [و‎‎٦‎٢] (١٤٦/١٢٣)

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The Shaikh of Sharjah appears to be meeting with
some success in arranging a settlement of this dispute. No
further incidents have been reported.
(ii) A Hibsi tribesman was recently shot at and
wounded by a Has al Khaimah subject. The Shaikh of Has al
Khaimah brought the wounded man to Dubai and had him flown by
B.O.A.C. aircraft to Bahrain, where he arrived on the 26th.
He was admitted to the Bahrain Government Hospital, and is
making good progress. The Shaikh of Has al Khaimah is paying
for his treatment.
239. PETROLBUF C ONCESSIONS LIMITED .
Reference para. 226 of intelligence Summary No.19.
The Geophysical Party have now worked over the
whole of the territories of Ajman and umm al Qaiwain.
240. ARMS TRAFFIC .
The Ron'ble the political Resident on his recent
visit to Qatar taxed Shaikh Hamad with the sale of arms
reported in paragraph 230 of intelligence Summary No.19. The
latter, however, denied that there was any truth in the report.
241. BAHRAIN WATER SUPPLY .
The Bahrain Government have recently contracted with
Messrs. Holloway Brothers for the installation of a town water
supply in Manama. Water will be distributed through a ring
main round Manama feeding a sub-main with extensions to private
consumers, public wash houses, and street hydrants. The pumping
plant, consisting of three sets, of pumps and storage tanks, will
be located in the Municipal Garden where there is a good supply
of water. Two new artesian wells are being sunk in the garden.
242. AIR TRAFFIC
During the last three months there has been a con
siderable increase in the number of aircraft landing at Bahrain
and Sharjah on charter and delivery flights between India and
the united^Kingdom. in addition to these, a number of private
aircraft^ALandMut Muharraq.
243. COTTON MILL FOR BAHRAIN.
Mr. Hussain Agar, Managing Director of the Etemedieh
Mills, Bushire, has asked for permission to visit Bahrain to
discuss with the political Agent and the Bahrain Government
the possibility of establishing a cotton mill in Bahrain. He
has been informed that there is no objection to his coming
here.
244. ABU MUSA - RED OXIDE .
Mr. E. Innes Pocock of the Golden valley Ochre and
Oxide Company, Limited, has telegraphed to his agent at Sharjah
that he will shortly arrive to re-open operations on Abu Musa.
The agent has left for Abu Musa to prepare for these operations.
245. PEARLING .
Reference para. 193 of Intelligence Summary No.16.
The pearling season closed on the 23rd October this
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