"ملف ٩/ ٣٠ الشؤون البحرية والشحن: خدمة الإنارة في الخليج الفارسي" [و‎‎٢‎١] (١٥٤/٤١)

fcaaa givan tba aaaa rapiy as vaa glTao to Bapoo*
?hara aro hovovor biffloui-tioa io obtaining partioaiara
of abippiag using Haa Tanura aa it ia a Baudi Arab part.
Tba ioiitioai Agora t aada anuuiriaa froa tha ^oapany aha
bar a raruaad to supply tha info mat ion as * tuny auat
cons idar tha paaaibility that tha Baudi Arab aoram&eit
«ight quaation tha propriaty of thair raporting to tha
Indian OorarnKsnt traffic at a oaudi Arab part 1 *. Thay
add that thay ara alraaay oorrosponding with tha iaraian
Qalf Lighting Sarrioa with ragard to tha appropriate con
tribution to thair costa* Thaoa nagatiatluna hare be n
appro red by tha Baud! Arabian OoTam^act riu© paragraph 8
of Jowaaroa Lapartaant Kxpraaa Latter Ko* 506^'•XU(13)/38»
M«2ii/44 dated tha 4th Cotobar 1945* Xhc Majority of
raacala Tiaiting Haa tanura call at Bltra to pics up a
pilot and 1 hart aakod tha ioiitioai Agent Bahrain to
obtain figures af ouch Taasala calling at &ltra ao aa to
snabls us to fom a fair ssttaata of the total awount of
shipping using Hae tanura* La far aa Araacs ara aotioemad
think our only ooursa la to obtain an annual contribution
from thar to oorar tha lighting duos whiob would ordinarily
ba payable by tha tenters shipping thair oil. Apart from
tankers there must ba Tory few Teasels indeed whiah eall
at Baa Tenure without also Tieiting Bahrain*
is} & y» A IT OIL AkY* 1 hare already suggested
Tide my *xpresa Uttar So* /664 dated tha 13th August 1044.
that tha Kuwait Oil Cempany should be asked ta pay a
regular oocitribution to the p*Q*ua* to cover tha payment
of light dues by tha vessels shipping thair produets.
The number of ataamauipa other than auoh Tea ala whi oh
visit Kuwait and da not either sail at Bahrein or enter
tha Lhatt al Arab la nagligibla.
This Company baa not yet gone into
product ion arid tho quest ion of asking it to pay a contribution
towards the maintenance of tha Culf Lights sun ba taken up
whan it does ao.
4. with reference to the last sentence of paragraph 8(4
above, tha oonsequenoes arising from the construction by
Hepoo of a wharf at Sitra alongside whi oh ocean-going vessels
can berth have not yet bean properly considers a. During
tna month of August no lass than bd tankers visited 3lira
and apart from this other freighters ara new constantly
using inis port. One result of tha development of this
part la that tha quarantine Medical Off leer Bahrein who
■ c ' • ingl«*handad has mare work than ha can adequately oops
with and that tha provision of an additional mad leal affloor
far quarantine work has become essential. ho pert dues
ara recovered from vessels visiting Bltra and 1 would
therefore suggest that arrangements should ba made far
reoovai Img suoh dues in future to oover the expense of both
lighting and quarantine* hueh questions aa thosa of legal
oavar and machinery for tha rasa very af these dues will
have to ba as ref ally considered. At prosent the company
recover ao oharges of any kind for the use of tha port
which ia really thair private oonoero.