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Seven passengers and three crew were killed. Seventeen
persons escaped with shock and. injuries.
(iii) V isit of B.O.A.C. Officials
On the 28th of August the Middle East Manager
with members of the Corporation visited Bahrain on their way
to survey the U.3. Army and Air Field at Dhahran for their
land plane services.
(iv) Statistic s
A short table of statistics is given below.
Fewer passengers embarked and disembarked at Bahrain than
in the previous year, but there was a great increase in freight
and mail.
Embarked Disembarked
Post Office mail
Diplomatic mail
Troops mail
Freight
Stores
Passengers
Transitting
Passengers
5,299 Kgs.
179 "
11,482 "
11,969 "
9,204 "
1,435
8,539 Kgs.
•292 "
3,979 "
23,336 "
65,447 "
1,621
= 11,009
24, ROYAL NAVY
Captain R.J.R Dendy, R.N., was Senior Naval
Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , for the major part of the year. He
was relieved by Captain L.E. Porter, R.N,, in November.
An agreement was signed between the Royal Navy
and the Bahrain Government which provided that the Distilling
P}.ant at Jufair should be operated by the Bahrain Government,
as the Royal Navy could not provide the personnel for the plant.
The ships in the squadron remained H.M.S.
"Wild Goose" and H.M.S. "WREN". H.M.S. "Loch Quoich" and
H.M.S. "Loch Glendhu" also visited Bahrain.
The Royal Navy .survey ship H.M.S. "Challenger"
visited Bahrain and worked off Qatar during the year under
review.
On the 25th February Vice Admiral Sir Arthur
Palliser, K.C.B., D.S.C., Commander-in-Chief, East Indies,
accompanied by Lady Palliser and Captain R.J.R. Dendy, R.N.,
Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , visited Bahrain in H.M.S.
"Glasgow’.’ The Hon’ble the LtrCol. W.R. Hay, C.3.I. ,C.I.E. ,
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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and His Highness
Shaikh Salman called separately on the Commander-in-chief on
board H.M.S. GLASGOW. Pie returned their calls the same day
at Jufair and Ghadhabiyeh respectively. The 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. ,
accompanied by 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. , also called on
the Commander-in-Chief, Captain A.J. Hubback, C.B.E., Flag
Captain returning this call at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . ,
25, ROYAL AIR FORCE
W/Cdr. P.R.M, Williams held charge as Air
Staff Liaison Officer till the 29th of May. -The Post was
vacant till the 12th August, when Sq/Ldr, G.E. Lewis took over.
The Royal Air Force establishments at Bahrain
and Sharjah have been greatly reduced. Civil aircraft using
Muharraq are now handled and services by the British Overseas
Airways Corporation, There are no night landing facilities
apart from those necessary for emergency landings only.
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