"ملف ٤/٢ II‏. الطيران. أ. الطيران المدني (١) الإدارة الصحية على الجانب العربي من الخليج" [و‎‎٤‎٢] (١٢٢/٨٣)

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Health’s letter of 29th January 1930* The Ira<i health
Services and the Hoyal Air force in Iraq have of course
no mandate to occupy themi elves vlth health conditions
on the Arab side of the feral an Sulf which can adequately
he looked after by the Kesldenoy Surgeon In his capacity
of vJhief quarantine Medical Offic er and the staff under
him. At the same time in oases of emergency, especially
In regard to Sharjah, where there Is no medical officer,
X am always willing to receive assistance from outside,
and 1 am grateful to the l oyal Air Jhrce for sending
their doctor down so promptly. The Superintendent
Imperial Airways also did vs^ful work in assisting with
the vaccination*
9. With regard to the points raised in paragraph 4
of the foreign office letter of 2ith leoruaxy Ho*w.946/
87/94 to the India office, on which my observatione are
asked. 1 entirely agree that it is undesirable to give
any notice under the banit&ry Convention of April 12th
1933 in respect of the Arab side of the Persian (3ulf.
10. lith regard to the two assurances which might be
given to the international Public iie&lth office, suggested
in the same paragraph of the foreign Office letter in
question. The Residency Ourgeon sees no objection to
giving them, and X concur.
^ith regard to the channel of com^unication in the
case of the second assurance, 1 suggest that this infor
mation should be given by me to the Government of India
to whom, amongst others, 1 already communicate the out
break of epidemics.
-HSSXDSNT-
Tfce issue of the above has been authorised.
(SM C. C. L Ryan,
Secretary to the Political Resident
in the Persian Uulf.