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Late In the year the Air Ministry planned that
the ferltish Overseas Airways Corporation and the International
Air Radio Corporation - a company formed by three British
Airways Corporations, should take over the maintenance of
the aerodrome by providing civil control and Airadio Staff*
It is evident that the plan has been approved as the B.O*A*C*
and the International Air Radio Corporation seem to be
maintaining the aerodrome* Civil aircraft are continually
calling at Bahrain.
26. CONSUL; Xi QKAHflAN
In July Mr. Waldo E Bally, United States Consul,
Uhahron, loft for Jedda to take up his new post as American
Consul end Second Secretary of the United States Legation
Jedua. Mr. Meloy, the U.S. Vice-Consul, Chahran took over
charge.
27. VISITORS
(i) On the 84th April, His Excellency Monsieur
Coste Floret, French Minister of fter, accompanied by General
D.Astier De Villatte, Director of Military Cabinet, Captain
Herve, Aide de Camp, and Mademoiselle Durand, Secretary,
arrived in Bahrain by sir enronte to Saigon. The party were
met at the aerodrome by the Hon'ble the Political Resident
in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent, Bahrain.
(ii) On the 10th May, the U.S.S. "TOLHX)", Commander
Captain J.Dctzer, Jr., anchored off Sitra. The Toledo is a
heavy cruiser Just commissioned with a complement of 64 officers
and 1080 men. Capta'n Detsar called on the Hon’ble the
Political Resident, Persian Gulf, The Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf, the n olitical Agent, and the Ruler of Bahrain.
On the 11th Admirals R.I. Connolly and Glover U.S.N., and
their respective staffs arrived at Bahrain. They were met
by the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf, the Political
Agent, and the Secretary to the Political Resident, Persian
»ulf. They were entertained to a large Arab dinner party by
the Shaikh the same evening.
Admiral Connolly flew hit flag in the Toledo
and calls were exchanged with him on the 18th. Both the
Admirals, their staff, the Captain and the officers of the
Toledo attended a cocktail party at the Agency on the evening
of the 18th.
The •Toledo* left for Ras Tanura on the 13th*
This occasion was notable since, so far as is known, it was
the first on which an American warship visited the Gulf$ no
such display of American naval power has ever been seen in
these waters.
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(iii) In the latter part of June, M. Haider Mardam
Bey, ^ini.ster of Syria in Jedda, accompanied by Nashat Shaikh
FI Ard, visited Bahrein formally. He called on the Political
Agent.
(iv) On the 87th August, Shaikh Ahmad bin Jabir As
Subah, K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E., Ruler of Kuwait, accompanied by
two of his sons, his Secretary Abduliah A1 Mulla, Abdur
Bahman bin Bahar, a Kuwaiti merchant, arrived aboard M.S.
"DflARKA" en route to India. He landed at the Customs and
was met by the Political Agent, the Shaikh of Bahrein and
members of the Rilling family. He was enterteined to lunch
by the Ruler of Bahrain.
(v) On the 8nd of October, Shaikh Rashid bin Kumaid,
Ruler of AJroan, accompanied by his eldest son, Shaikh All,
and two of his followers, arrived in Bahrain by sea. They
stayed with the Ruler of Bahrain. He called on the Political
Agent on the 4th..
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