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(4) Grovemment Establishments
There is no naval dockyard or repair base.
(5) Commercial Estabhshments . .. i <> z/jn paiions of
paraffin "at a cove in RIYAM Bay. The average quantities of stocks kept an .
Petrol 6,(XK) gallons.
Kerosene 12,000 gallons.
Small stocks are also kept in MUSCA f. MAKALLA,
\ Simolv of petrol and oil is maintained by the R.A.r . at the old coal aepor
approximately 20,000 gallons of petrol and 1,000 gallons ot minera
(7) Air FaciUties {see also Section IV (3)) 4 ^ west % MUSCAT town.
The R.A.F. landing ground is at BUI A - ^ o{ R A F landing grounds in the
territory'of fheVultaTand at ^Facili^ Agreement exists which gives facilities to British
airCr Th; harbour has a sheltered anchorage for seaplanes. Three seaplane buoys have been
established north-west of FORT MIRANI. .t MUSCAT to attend to the
A detachment of four airmen is maintained permanently at MUbLAi
wants of any aircraft that may call there.
Stocks of oil and petrol are maintained.
(8) War Material Factories
None.
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monthly. MTTQrAT and MATRAH with an extension inland
rfTTALFFLET 0 ! dfetenc^rsmitos." One coastal road is completed to the north as
to a ^HINA^uuibk for light cars only, and one towards SUR. This latter is only suitable
for wheeled traffic for miles (as far as KlAVl).
Inland transport is"carried on by means of pack animals and is expensive and difhcu t,
with oidy one pais^ through the rugged hills surrounding the town, to the interior.
Signal Communications \ n
A W/T station exists at MUSCAT belonging to the R.A.F., which works with BAOHUAL
and BASRA and with sloops. , . . ^ ^
C & W Ltd. Station. Telegraphy and telephony fixed, interior servic .
MUSCAT is connected by cable direct to KARACHI and to BUSHIRK, and is a
" reoeater " station. The Cable Office is just westward of the Agency. ^xicr at
P I pnvate telephone line exists from the British Agency at MUSCAT to the MUSCAF
Levies barracks at BEIT AL tELEJ.
(12) Defences . attuaxtt
There are no modern defences of any kind. Old Portuguese forts exist at MIRAN
(Western) and JALALI (Eastern) heads of Muscat Cove on the eastern end of SIRA^AL
GHARBI and two on either side of the beach at the head of Matrah bay. J
ThTforts are " armed " with numerous muzzle-loading cannon, only six of which are
safe to hre, and these form the saluting battery at Fort Miram.