مجموعة ٣٠/ ١٩٤ "الدفاع عن الخليج الفارسي. الشارقة ودبي." [ظ‎‎٧] (٦٧/١٣)

ixaagine about 300 rifles r/ill bo wanted)
regular Array Adjutant and an N.C. 0 # ina tor
for the force are wanted and these will also
give oolio instruction in Kuwait
X notice that in the G. of I.’s telegrain
Ko.1718 of the 2nd October, circulated with
• >%(0)(39)2 t it is stated (paragraph 5) "it ^
had always been understood that Treasury would ^
accept Bahrein and :>i&cat defence schenes os on
Ing>erial liability 0 . I do not know on what basis
this statement rests, but I noticed in "The Times"
of the 30th September that the Sheikh says that he is
giving £50,000 to the British Government towards
the cost-of the war. I assume that this sum will
urse roach Imperial revenues* and, in view
I agree that, even if we cannot occex>t
eroion of the understanding, if any, reached
bility we cannot decently expect India to pay
Hill do so.
I SHARJAH.
A reserve of 5*000 rounds of Small Arms
Ammunition to be maintained in the fort (used by
Imperial Airways)* and an annual grant of 1,000 rounds
for practice.
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We are willing to pay for these.
*!USCAT.
The equipment it is proposed to give to the Sultan
is as follows
bayonets.
-Berthier guns.
ammunition for the mountainguns,
unition for the Sultan’s own 3—pounder
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(i) 10*000 rounds of S.A.A. annually for training
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