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(ii) On the 28th the Middle East Manager of the British
Overseas Airways Corporation, with three members of the Cor
poration,, visited Bahrain to survey the U.3. Army Air Field
at Dhahran. B.O.A.C, hope to use it temporarily instead of
Basra for their land ’planes,
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It is understood that Air Headquarters ’Iraq
Command, Middle fast Forces, have rejected a proposal made-
by the Arabian American Oil company to rent the Royal Air
Force’s surplus accommodation at the R.A.F, Station at
Huharraq for the accommodation of 300 of their American
employees working in Dhahran. It was proposed that they
should be flown to and from their work in Dhahran daily in
the Arabian American Oil Company’s own aircraft.
178. BAHRAIN BLBCTRI GI TT SUP PLY.
For the second /ear in succession the Bahrain
Government Electric Supply Department have been unable to
fulfil consumers' requirements of current, owing fco the
breakdown of one of their generators. The Royal Air Fobce
have come to their rescue by providing 100 kilowatts of
current a day. Generating capacity is reported to be 300
kilowatts less than the demand.
179 . LOCAL AFFAIRS,
(i) Shaikh Rashid bin Muhammad A1 Hhalifah,
father-in-law of the late Shaikh Hamad bin Isa, Ruler of
Bahrain, died on the 19th. It is reported that he was
over 90 years of age.
(ii) On the 30th'Shqikh Muhammad bin Isa A1 Rhalifah
returned to Bahrain from Egypt. His Highness the Ruler of
Bahrain called on him on the 31st.
(iii) Id-ul-Fitr was celebrated on the 18th. The
usual calls on His Highness the Ruler, on Shaikh Abdullah
bin A1 Khalifah, and on leading citizens of Manama and
Muharraq were paid by the' political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , the political
Agent, and the Assistant political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. .
(iv) Pea rling: On the conclusion of the ’Id festi
vities, the pearling fleet again put, out for the oyster banks.
130. ' CRUCIAL COAST ,
(i) Reference paragraph l r :-7(iv) of Intelligence
Summary No.15.
R.L.M» aircraft stopped landing in Sharjah for
two days because Negtmbo aerodrome (Colombo) was closed to
them. Negombo aerodrome was later re-opened to them until
the 1st September, 1947. M.L.IR aircraft have 1
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arrived in Sharjah in connection with
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On the 11th, Mr. V/esterhuis, Assistant Chief Line
Officer, K.L.K.,'Mr
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(ii) On the 23rd Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr, Ruler of
Sharjah, left for has al Hhaimah where he intends to spend
a fortnight with his family.