‘File 7/2 VI Landing grounds and seaplane anchorages’ [‎254r] (526/618)

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!• H»A.F» requlromento nre for full occwroonatlon far-
two oqMBdranB, hoepltnl Qcoon^o<3atlon t ¥/? instfdlatlon find
possibly o^r^tnln vrcrfrgiov accocno^ation*
C2. 'Ttic present T>o©itlon (16th April) Is that ^spustl*
huts for tvro equnclrans sre 50 per cent, cotapleto* he caap
la near roSATTTH on the Western edge of '^JHARRAK lslnnd«
^'ater 18 available from an tnbe well fmd from another
tube ^ell In an adjacent garden Tfolch 1© beln^ hired by the
♦A#'*# The ^ater froa thcae tubo .tella i? considered local
ly too saline f&r European consiiiaptlon. \n analysis Is
attached (Appendix w A n -« Ihei^e la at present a sur; lue
capacity of 1,000 gallons a day dletllled ^ater from Hussaln
¥atlm f b da tilling and Ice plant, ^hlch quantity X hnvc pro
visionally reserved for T use in case a squadron Is sent
there* lliere la also a supply of distilled water at AVALI
(the oil camp) of *hich T have not obtained particulars.
Should the 'uropecm Garrison be largely increased It may
become n^eeesary to ration the available supplies of dlntlllnd
or ahlp-bome water and to use It to dilute tube ^ell water,
of vahlch there Is s very large supply.
Hospital accommodation will be provided mainly In
the Government Civil Hospital, KAKAHA* r ^he Covernment of
I'ehrelr have been asked to build one additional ward for
# A, * # use. hey require a little assistance In the o
stores, but nothing* ihlch should be difficult to provide#
financial ar angements aie still under disoueslon, but the
work is belnr strjrted#
Am Hm T» electric power 5,000 Volt, 50 cycles, S -phase
is available at the ; UFfARRAK end of the causeway and can be
provided in the new n.A«P« camp if we can arrange the neces
sary 1,400 yds. of un<i©r round '!•?• cable and a further 1600
yds. of underrround or overtiead cable# A minimum of 1,400
ycis# mot be underg'-omd alon#' the sea-wall of ^JHARRAK town
as overhead T .#T» cables on this route are continually fouled
by masts of boats# ttie necessary transformers can be pro
vided by the Pahreln Government# Demands are beinfr submitted
to you for cable, whieh T understand mny be available. In
the mean tine T have arranged to purchase locally a 05 kw, 50
cycle ^wphase Carterpill -r driven set which will be erected
near the cmv after overtiaul by B.A.^.CO# Tr view of the
extreme severity of the Bahrein climate in ^uly, August and
Septeriber it is eesentlal to provide every possible amenity
for flying crews. As many barustl huts as possible will be
provided with fans nnd the remainder with punKhas. T^o 50* xlb*
stone insulated huts will be built In the caap near a well#
I have pleeed an order with Messrs# Grey neSenvAe, Bdhreln,
ten 90 Renins ton watei^eooled ali^-condition inp sots whieh they
hope to be able to obtain by and Tune ©a an extension of an
osistln# Government order for whieh ahtrpinr priority is
alreac^ 5 ranged# T am also getting rosi Petroleuia Concos-
Blons Ltd# a list of the cooling plant they have in the QATAR
peninsula /