"ملف ١/أ/٣٨ V مفاوضات الحدود السعودية" [و‎‎٢‎٣‎٣] (٥١٠/٤٧٢)

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lia twply to ycsm* letter, of th© 24th £%areh, Ho* ; * ■«
j m diroot^i to inform you that ma ;.laJo 3 t/» s Ocvonncrt
to the use of ?drcr«ft for transport or
survey in tho oraian dulf mtm $ jparovided (a that the consent
of tho .:-heish ■ o^nooriiod. ia obtaln^id beforehand and th© ov©r
^doli the Compawy wouid pr,>poso to fly erpi&ined to him, |b) that
the olitrioal Resident in tho loraim iriiif or the Folitioal i-tmt
O3«oomod is kO|>t in cioae toueh nith the plane and is
oonaulUid ae to the suitability of tho aircraft and equipment
(o*g* «iroiee« •, which would in any mem oonf-.;^ to tho
ti. -uiations rm^ms eir^orthinea^i etc. which apply in Bahrein
&*»*a*), (cj that any air survey ccigpaa^r which may be ployed
is a British flm of undoubted repute under entirely British
direction md mploy^ BtlUsh mttamlo at natives of the rah
State concerned.
2* Ab regards the ai>©cifio propoarda of the Company, v
His Itajocty’s CommT.mnt arc cf opinira, after consul tin;: to
Xonai poXitical authoritiee, that it wmM be best to postpone
any air survey (or to use of a rcraft tm tranuport) on tho
Trucial Coast until the coafteaclona have actually been obtained
from tho luiors, the use of aircraft is provided far In to
draft ooncossi^uj, tuid ^bm thoeo arc obtained tore v,ill be a
certain obligation on the Rulers O'-^.merneii to oc^oporato in to'
miter. But in tho jacanwhlle it v^juld not bo possible tc count
on the RuXors* oo^per^dion caeccpt as a special favour (for which
toy jssif^ht expect com return -, and it would appear undesirable
at this to ask more favours of them tom is absolutely
nMcecary.
3* The cme reasons egainst any teiediatc action apply to
;Uscat with greater force, in view of the fact that the
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fho lansglni: idxoctor,
detroloum CommaXom Ltd*,
City C&tc House,
Firyibury Square,
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