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Trueial Coast News Report JTo.16 for the period from the 9th
to the 23rd August, 1947.
107. B.Q.A.C.
(i) Nil.
(ii) During the period under report K.L.M.aircraft
stopped landing in Sharjah "’or a couple of days as Negoho
aerodrome (Colombo) was closed to them. They, however,
started again landing here as the aerodrome in question was
reopened to thera'upto the 1st September 1947 after which a
further decision will be made. These X.L.M. aircraft have
been refuelling st Sharjah and some of them stopping the
night. On the 11th, Mr.Testerhuis, Assistant Chief Line*
Service, K.L. ., Ur.Loo, Traffic Manager, and ^r.Van Es,
Catering Supervisor, arrived in Sharjah in order to arrange
K.L.M. operations. On the 13th r.Loo left for Bahrain
and obtained Sharjah visas for himself and his colleagues.
Mr.festerhuis shall soon he leaving for Baghdad having
been relieved by Lr.Jansen who arrived in Sharjah on the
20th without a visa for the Trucial Coast.
108. SHIPPING.
(i) On the 13th, S.S.Bam-ra arrived at Sharjah
from Bandar Abb^s. She discharged 205 packages, le^t for
Dubai the same day and, having discharged 1693 packages,
left for Bahrain on the 16th.
109. BRITISH INTERESTS.
(i) ©n the 13th, Mr.'iuhasrnad Zaman arrived in
Dubai from India and took over fro® Lr.Khurshid All kirza
as sub-postmaster, Dubai. The latter proceeded to Iraq
on the 16 th on 3 months’ leave.
(ii) Reference p^ra:102(1) of News Report No.15.
On the 15th, Mr.II. .Jackson returned from
Bahrain air.
110. MOVEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
(i) On the 23rd, Mr.Jasi® bin Muhammad, Residency
Agent, Sharjah, arrived in Bahrain by R.A.F.aircraft.
111. MOVEMENTS OF TRDCIAL COAST SHAIKHS.
(i) On the 23rd Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr, Ruler
of hrrjah, left for Has al Khaiaah where he intends to
spend a fortnight with his family.
112. LOCAL AFFAIRS.
(i) *Id al Fitr was celebrated on the Trucial
Coast on the 18th August. Usual calls were exchanged.