مجموعة ٣٠/ ٣٣ "الخليج الفارسي، الساحل المتصالح. سياسة حكومة بريطانيا. قائمة شيوخ الساحل المتصالح" [و‎‎٣‎٠‎٢] (٨١٨/٦٠٣)

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proposed to replace it by an iron barge, which vail be
tov^d down from Basrah when the weather improves and moored
ir ‘ aa ie P^ace. The Boyal Air Force will then have a
permanent petrol dump there. I do not anticipate that there
will be any difficulty about the matter; the Shaikh seemed
omewhat apprehensive, but as he can inform his relatives that
he is yielding to force najeure I do not think he is running
any serious risk. The plea invariably advanced by the Trucial
Shaikhs if asked to afford facilities for the air route is that
“ nS “ dare r ‘ ot do 30 28 they will be murdered by their infuriated
relatives if they do, and it must be admitted that they have
some grounds for their apprehensions. There are few of them
who do not perish ultimately at the hands of their brothers, and
the plea that they have agreed to measures which may ultimately
lead to a greater measure of British interference is a conven
ient excuse for taking action against the Shaikh/one is needed.
In the circumstances the simplest course would seem to be not
to seek their assent, but at the same time to proceed slowly,
and to introduce in the first instance only such measures as
they cannot reasonably object to.
I t had at flr st been su jgested that Debai would be a
good place for a landing-ground, but the Air Officer Commanding
came to the conclusion that there were objections alike to the
creek and to the proposed aerodrome. I have however since heard
from him to the effect that as the Ras-al-Khaimah creek runs
parallel with the coast while' the Debai creek runs at right-
angles it might in certain weather conditions be preferable to
utilize the latter. The Residency Ag'ent resides in winter at
Shargah which is only seven miles from Debai, a nd has stored so
ther€ for the Air .Force, which can easily be sent
0Yer t0 a6bai if R?0eESar y> but ^ is not likely to become more
than an emergency landing-ground.
The other place where it is proposed to establish a
landing-ground is the island of 3ir Beni Yas. This belongs to
Abu Dhabi, and is only inhabited by a few fishermen. Here it is
me
Proposed