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half ’vav up the ’Western coast of the peninsular. One well just
"beside the camp is in process of being drilled. There is no water
available near the camp and all water for drinking and washing is
brought in lighters by sea to bO TJ \T-" n 3C-ZB’ r BI' n ? seven 'miles to the
Month and rined from the^e to the camp. 3ea water is pumped from
the sea*1- miles awa- for oil drilling purposes.
^Cu'^^lies com.e by sea in lighters to BCHA^-TS-ZFITRI? and
gr >0 transported b Tr mechanical transj'ort to the camp. V ie v> e is a
track to the camp from and another passable for
mechanical transport exists between the camp and hO TT 4, 50 miles
across the peninsular.
Should the oil fields develop it will probably be lound
necessa^" to pipe the oil to some suitable point on tne North
Eastern coast since tne water opposite the v g stern coast is not
dee' enough for tankers.
\ 'Tireless Station is in operation at the camp so comm
unication with BAJInEIN is available for defence purposes in
emergency.
Co nr s cs o^en to us .
Any course should in the first instance be based on
making the Shaikh*s local forces as efficient as -ossiole so tnat
they can, with their own resources, defeat any raias otner than a
general invasion fro ji 3AUCI ARABIA. inis is all one more necessary
now since, as stated above, it> is noiDt/ful i-^ any aircraft could oo
scared to co-operate with tne Chaika* s -.01 cos id iq were en^a^ed
in an Empire emergency.
Further the nore efficient the Chaikn* s local forces are,
the less will the neighbouring tribes oe tempted to raid into
QATAR.
15 . The local forces can be increased in efficiency by
equipping them with modern rifles and mobile light automatics and
by instruction in weapon training and tactical principles.
16 . Any tactical plan can only be made out when it is known
whether or not the oilfields will develop and when the route of
any proposed oil pipe line is decided. In this tvpe of country
the imcortance of any large group of water wells such as the EAIT^A
well s should be bor»ne in mind and any plan should take into consid
eration the possibility of seizing the various water areas or
denying their use to the enemy by repeated air attacks.
17 . Efforts should be made to train the Shaikh’s forces,
especially anv armed cars he mav possess, to work in co-operation
with aircraft.
R B C P M k d IT D E X) PLAN.
13. The Shaikh of QATAR to be encouraged to buy six "Bren ,,
(ox* Lewis) Guns and to mount these on light trucks oi tne Ford
V.3 "Pick-up 1 * type.
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