مجموعة ٢١١/٣٠ "الدفاع عن: المرافق البرية والبحرية والجوية التي وضعها الحكام المعنيين تحت تصرف الحكومة البريطانية." [ظ‎‎٤] (١٨/٨)

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simply stated tnat f, at this stage, when it is not*'oossible
to foresee ho?/ the course of the war will develop/
Majesty * s- Government ar^ Mahle to giv4 nny 4 precise
definit-i^h-of the further facilities, if any^ which ihey
mighfc require, "but it is possi'bl^i*.that, in addition to the
continuance of the facilities already granted to the Royal
I^ayy and >the Royal Air Force, it .,i^^4"oe necessary for them
to ask for other facilities of a similar nature/ In that
event they would infom the Sultan as long as possible in
advance of what is required, in order that with his goodwill
and co-operation the necessary arrangements may he made”.
(pz 6212/39 w (o^CA.%,-)
3. Additional facilities granted by the Sultan
m.eqflqect:i,op ■■ It g .the Southern Arabian route .
Information on this question is extraordinarily sparse.
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An emergency landing ground at Salalah formed pa.r£ * of the
R. a. U „ regular South^qh^ Arabian route (PZ 1 79 / 40 , PZ 1121/40
page 4 )* In December 1939 the Sultan agreed to its use as
an advance base by the R.A.F. P rd to a bomb store being
established there. (PZ 8048/39, PZ 1094 / 40 ). In 1941 he was
to be asked to agree to the use of landing grounds at Muscat,
Ras-al-Had^, Masirah and Salalah by re co nri)jl s sauce airAa ffc.
We do not seem to have been informed of 8381/41,
Ext # 44A2). «
In 1942 Pan American Airvays descended upon Salalah and * 0U
established meteorological and wireless stations there (Ext. ”
1 3109/42, i^xt.3704/42) * After a good deal of fuss and bother j
negotiations v/ere opened v/ith the Sultan, and he finally agreed
to grant to the U.S.A. for the U.S. Army Air Force:- 1 .
the use of aerodromes by aircraft under the jurisdiction
°f the U. b. Airry. 2. Landing oJ^civijL and ni^Litaxy personnel
to service the aircraft and to establish t^ere ope rat yit<\Ll>cv and.
radio stations. 3 . Permission to erect buildings at SaJLalah,
Masirah and Ras-ol-Hadd (including l\hor, Ja.rama) and to station
aircraft there. 4 . Exemption from customs duty on the sane
terms as the R. A. F. .
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Subject to the following conditions:-
1. That it was ma.de clear who was responsible for the
American personnel. 2. G-rant of a small amount of arms,
ammunition and medical supplies. 3« Compensation for damage.