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» good ^communications for Bahrain by 1'and and sea and for an
efficient telephone system in the island. in fact, to listen
to him, one would have thou gh t he was a most progressive Ruler.
(v) On the 30th Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa al Khalifa
called on'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. .
63. PBTROLRHM C0NCBSSI01TS LIFITRT).
Reference paragraph 52 of intelligence Summary TT o.5.
The magnetic surveyors have now left the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
The topographical surveyors have not yet finished their work.
Permission is being sought from Shaikh Obaid bin Juma ? h of the
Beni Ka’ab to triangulate Ruraimi from certain heights in neni
Ka’ab territory.
64. BAPCO.
Mr. J.O. Fifer has been appointed bv the uoard of
Directors of the Bahrain petroleum comnanv to be assistant
General Manager of the Company. Mr. Fifer was previously in
charge of the Awali Refinery.
r 6 5. GULF AIR COMMUNICATIONS .
Reference paragraph 37 of Intelligence Summary no.4.
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B.O.A.C. have agreed to operate from early in May once
weekly flying-boat services between the T 'nnited kingdom and
Bahrain with once weekly shuttle service between Bahrain and
, Karachi.
66 . QCHRF.
On the 23rd Mr. R. innes pocock visited Sir Ru Mai ' r
Island to prospect for ochre.
67. R.A.F. SHARJAH - Disposal of R.A.F. Stores.
During the period under report, all R.A.F. surplus equip
ment in Sharjah and two landing craft and a crane in Dubai were
sold by a Disposals Officer. There were the usual attempts by
the local Shaikhs and notables to purchase material by private
treaty rather than by tendering for it* and the usual allega
tions of bribery and' favouritism made against the Disposals
Officer.
68 . MOVEMENTS OF TRTTCIAL SRAIKHS.
On the 16th Shaikh Sai’d bin Maktum, O.R.F., Ruler
Dubai, accompanied by his two .sons n , Rashid and whalifah. and
about 150 followers, left for Qishm Island on a hunting exnedi-
tion. The political Officer, Trucial coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , visited him on the
23rd. He reports that the Shaikh’s men had killed 240 head of
gazelle in about a month.
69. SHIPPPNG.
Thirty-four ships (15 British, 10 American, 3. Panamanian
1 Danish, 2 Dutch, auk two Norwegian, and 1 Italian) called.at
the port of Bahrain during the period under report. Imports
were 3,456-J- tons of general cargo for Bahrain and 1,145 tons fo
transhipment to the mainland. Exports consisted of 10 tons oc
g-eneral cargo and 233,300 tons of petroleum products.
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