Coll 30/5(3) 'Bahrein [sic] Residency Monthly Letter - Summary of Events' [‎44r] (87/253)

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removed the plate bearing the inscription "Persian territory"
and obliterated other similar inscriptions on the beacon.
The plate was found to be made not of brass but of tin pain
ted b lack with the inscription on it in white.
Relations with Saudi Arabia .
So far as is known, the Arabian American Oil Company
survey parties have completely withdrawn from Abu Dhabi terri
tory leaving behind only the beacons and cairns they have
erected. Negotiations regarding the boundary are now being
considered. Ibn Saud’s Court Chamberlain, A1 Tubaishi
visited Bahrain during the month and called on the Shaikh.
Relations with India .
The Bahrain Government have asked that no more visas
should be granted to Indians and Pakistanis without reference
to them owing to the very large numbers that have been coming
to Bahrain during recent months.
Nothing further has been said to the Shaikh of Bahrain
about the appointment of an Indian Trade Agent pending a deci
sion on his request for an assurance against aggression. Mean
while, he has received an offer from a Muslim in Cochin to
act as Bahrain Trade Agent in that part of India. He has re
plied that no such appointment is under consideration.
The Sultan of Muscat has raised the question whether India
is entitled to consular representation under the 1939 Treaty
now that she has announced her intention of declaring herself
a republic.
Relations with Pakistan .
The Government of Pakistan still continue to accuse us
of being biassed in favour of India. This is largely because
of the decision to accept Indian currency only for official
purposes, but we are also alleged to be employing Indians
in preference to Pakistanis. Actually, the proportion of Pa
kistanis to Indians employed in the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and the Politi
cal Agencies is greater now than it was at the time of the
separation of the two countries.
Persian G ulf Lighting Service .
The "Nearchus" visited Ras al Hadd during the month to
find a site for a lighthouse. The Sultan would not allow
the survey of Ras al Hz Junaiz 8 or 9 miles south of Ras al
Hadd, which offers the best site owing to his inability to
afford protection there. Although Ras al Hadd itself is not
such a good site, water and supplies are available there and
it will probably be found necessary to adopt it. The matter
will shortly be considered by the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Lighting Ser
vice Advisory Committee.
SlYlLAviation.
On the 7th and 13th May an Alaskan Airlines aircraft lan
ded at Bahrain with a number of Jews ostensibly from Hongkong.
On each occasion the aircraft cleared for Nicosia but actually
went to Lydda. On the second occasion the aircraft was de
tained for a time and the pilot was warned not to land at
Bahrain again without authorisation. It is believed that a
number of foreign aircraft are using both the Bahrain and
Sharjah aerodromes without any authorisation or prior notifi
cation and the matter is being enquired into.
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