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THE BAHREIN PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED
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Bahrein Island. Persian Gulf.
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No.PA-4.59 27th September, 1950.
His Britannic Majesty^ Political Agent,
The Agency, ■ S~ S
Manama, Bahrein ^
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Dear Sir,
The Bahrein Petroleum Company Limited have received
a letter from Mr.J.Gordon, Senior Meteorological Officer,
Meteorological Office, Royal Air Force, Bahrein, requesting a
report on wind speeds between 9th and 13th June, 1950, whether
these were recorded and the method employed, for the information
of the Ministry of Civil Aviation. A copy of Mr,Gordon f s letter
is attached, a reply to which, in view of the origin of the request,
I feel should be transmitted through your office in accordance with
our usual practice.
In reply to the enquiry the following information is
submitted
(a) - Are the observations made bv specially Qualified personnel ?
The Bahrein Petroleum Company have no personnel specially
qualified by meteorological training for weather observation.
The wind recording mechanism is maintained by the Company and operated
by their Engineering personnel. The data provided by the Company's
records should not be regarded as being equivalent in accuracy to
records afforded by observations taken at an accredited weather
station. The data obtained serves the Company 1 s purposes for which
readings within a reasonable degree of absolute accuracy of average
wind velocities are sufficient,
(b) What type of instrument is used ?
A 3-cup rotary anemometer is presently installed, where it
existed during June 1950, on the roof of the Office Building, a
two-storey structure. Was manufactured by -
Julius Freiz & Sons Inc,,
Belfort Meteorological Observatory,
1230F Baltimore Street,
Baltimore, M,D,, U,S«A. Serial No,133-37 Chart 1015*
We understand that the Bendix Corporation have since taken over the
Freiz Company and that the same mechanism is now manufactured by -
Bendlx Aviation Corporation,
Freiz Instrument Division,
Baltimore, M,D,, U.S.A,