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145* Sholkh naahifl bln Palft of Dubai arrived at qisTm on 4pril
3rd for a week’a hunting*
144* A&ai goha»»od JTaff^r Kfeunji of tho Spianinf; Mill has
arrived in Bandar Abbaa*
i4?« In aooordano# with inatruotiona of the lfatanaar f ror»an f
900 tin a of s^«#w wore deo;)atohoa to Koraan*
14B. Hoforfmco paragKiph 136 aboro* ¥ JJ° r Ji
reault of nui»orouo oom plaint a again at Batwan B^ba Jafl # vniar
of aendaroerl* of 0.1 aim, rimoTod hi® «uwaarilf * Law Hafi
gara moi^aughlin*» intarprotar Rials 16,000 to report that tha
ohargea wara groundlaaa* as a rot^ult iaJor RgL^ghlin d ^ianfirKi
wrlttw proofs should be produced against Rafi withiu 1^ ftcurs*
as this oould x»ot be done he reinstated tiafl* Sheikh Abdullan
Oallahdarl is highly incensed at this, and infomed Kis Majesty’s
Consul that he was wiring Tehran to hare Kafl reaoreu imiaediate-
ly and to eattplain against Major McLaughlin* s lack of deference
to local opinion*
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149. The road to Minab is in Tory bad condition* Munerous
water channels are crossed by date palm bridges, which are newer
repaired until they collapse entirely. A eudty Irrigation
channel (usually overflowing its banks) amo 6 foot wide by 4
foot deep s enned by a half collapsed bridge Is a formidable
obstacle to all but Jeeps*
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160. The grain harvest In this area should be a record. The
whole road from Shamil to Mlnab, a distance of some £& miles,
is flanked to the south by com fields stretching away almost
to the sea* There must be some thousands of tons of surplus
wheat available from this area, where harvesting has already
begun. There is no government scheme for cornering any portion
of this crop* -ad bad communications and laok of transport when
added to this fact, will make it interesting to note whether
any appreciable fraction of the crop will find Its way to
Bandar Abbas.
l&l. The last 4 miles of the road pass through a forest of
date gardens, which if properly exploited should yield great
wealth to the district* Mlnab itself yields a fine oro > of
lemons and mangoes. Trade through the port of Tiab at the
mouth of the Minab river is stagnant* Mlnab boasts a wide
modern "Khiaban" and a desolate "Bagh^i^Wllll*. There is also
a Reading Room there maintained by this Consulate, and there le
much a cm and for a battery wireless set. The only other feature
of interest is the old fort on the hill above the town, built
by the Oman Arabs 140 years ago during their period of virtual
sovereignty over this coast*
1BSBBX*
162* His Majesty's Consuls tour mentioned in paragraph 134
above was in connection with a report f-o» Sharjah that a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
carrying explosives and stores for the R.A.F* at yask had be*n
destroyed and plundered by pirates at Kuh Mubarak, on arrival
at jra»k it was discovered that the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. had actually be^n
wrecked at Kuh Mubarak in a storm on March 3rd and had broken
up. The crew and local Inhabitants had managed to salvage some
^he cargo* 3 Levy soldiers/^ ere on the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. instsa t of guar*
*2i SkfSflLS'.Jf 1 ' »»r» In tta. rill ago, when th.
oh 1 8ein ® 4 th * opportunity to if.**, off with
&r.ii.;*a«*Ks»:y*44^5 ya- ~g; irises
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