مجموعة ٣٠/ ٣٣ "الخليج الفارسي، الساحل المتصالح. سياسة حكومة بريطانيا. قائمة شيوخ الساحل المتصالح" [و‎‎٢‎٦‎٦] (٨١٨/٥٣١)

the officers have soifeetiiaes obtained shelter in a sssall
housa belonging %o toe .etiaency Agent at Kaa-al-^halmah
and on one or two occasions have slept on the beach*
It is not really very suitable that the lolitloal
r;esi<icnt should visit this coast under these soi*e*h&t
priiiitive conditions except in an emergency# and normally
a ship is a more suitable means of transport* On hoard
a ship the Jieaident can reside in comfort with as many
rcccahors of uia staff as he considers neoeoa&xy to take*
He can interview the Shaikhs at leisui'e ana accord them
the salutes that their aearta delight in# and he oan at
tho same time keep in touch with the current work in
3ttshlre« Jfor many months of the year he has tue
•Patrick Stewart* at his disposal and at other times one
or other of his majesty's ships la generally in the*
vicinity of th* Tmeial Ooast and ho oan generally av^il
himself of the facilities which arc so readily placed
at his disposal by the Senior Havai officer* There is
therefore not as a rule any difficulty aoous, his obtain-
Ing transport to convey aim to the Trucial Ooast f and
if circumstances permit#! shall probably go there again
in July or August.
3 . ^ajre&ardo visits to Muscat# Bahrain ano Kuwait#
the situation is somewliat differ^nt* TUore# accomj od~
ation ashore is always available ; while the Political
Resident can always obtain the assistance of the local
Political officeri if ho requires it,in decoding tele-
grains etc* Many occasions may arise when it would be
a convenience for the Political resident to go over to
Kuwait or lahrain, aay# and stop a night and go back
the next day and for this purpose a flying boat would#
I think# be a most useful form of transport. The or'