‘File 7/11 Flights of unidentified aircraft’ [‎46r] (91/108)

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Daoed, 12th Oc tober 1944.
To v \\Y
The Refciideacy Agent,
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Sir,
Last night at about 9 p.l^ when I returned from aas al
al Hanyurah (where I was £ient by you as an interpreter with the
R.A.F* Staff who, accompanied by the B .O*A.C* Manager lir. J.R#
Allison^ went to rescue the personnel of the crashed plane), I was
taken in a car straight to the H#A .F. Gamp. I got off there and
ajked sone of the H.A»a?* men to arrange some transport for ne to go
to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . I was tola to gei; on a 15 Cwt. track which ^tac atandii
by at the time. I tooic my seat in the oack, the front seata h£iV-ng
been occupied by the driver who was an English man belongin^j "oo the
Military and another Siiglish man — 1 do not k^o* tneir nsiC'^s. .nen
the truck arrivec at the a^te of che caiap, the driver stopped end
told the sentry that he had none bu^ a clerk of the incy who had k
had permission from the Captain to pass, ihe sentry, whom £ do not
know but said to be an Arab from Bahrain, looked at the bacic of uhe
truck where I was sitting and said in an angry -oone that he wanted to
searca me and my oed (consisting of one blanket and on3 shest). I
politely refused him this and told him that if he wanted "to do that,
I would take my bed back to the Fort and speik to Mr. -illison the
B.C.A.C. Manager. The sentry, on hearing this, became excised aid
started threatening me, saying that he had orders to search me by
fore3 and that even to boat me. The two English .nen sitting in ohe
i^ront tried their best to Make the sentry understand and change his
attitude and let me pass, but to no avail. The sentry s warted
abusing me and when told by the two S iglish men that I v/as the clerk y
^ Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , he said that he knew me well, that 1 was a conceited man and
that he intended to insult me. He added that he *ould allow any
other person to pass but not me. He was not satisfied with all tins
and other abusive words, which I feel not suitable to mention here,
but also attempted to thrust his bayonet, ^hich was rixe 1 to hia rifle
it
into nry chest. Ha^/not been for the fact Jiat one of the English men
had readily grasped the rifle tijhtly, I would h^va gone a victim xs
of the sentry's action.