'Report on the operations carried out in the southern desert in connection with the Iraq-Najd borders, November 1927-May 1928.' [‎28r] (55/66)

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Similar O ? 0ra j ions ma y have to be undertaken
ir^ntLr Iv! . } }' 111 a >' coincide with operations on the northern
frontier, the present scale of reserve stores is being reviewed.
Behaviour of Personnel.
.i, 66 ' k 11 P erson ? el have maintained a high standard of efficiencv
h operations. They have been called upon to work under
Itaff h h exactm S conditions and, although stations were often under
staffed and cases occurred where watches of over 12 hours daily were kent
by one operator, they have performed their duties without" complaint
The flying personnel are particularly deserving of praise since thev
accompamed five or six hours reconnaissances daily for long periods and in
'Iraqi W/T Personnel.
67. Prior to the commencement of operations a W/T station, manned bv
Iraqi operators, existed in the police post at Busaivah Ilnnn t)i .
i^iT 1 and Shabco1 ' detachments of the 'Iraq Army were
H.t l ? ^ U1 i ^ ^™ a i} ent Posts and to assist in defence " These
detachments included W/T sections manned by 'Iraqi operators In ill
cases supervision was exercised by British operators who also took all
com^nicaSdE? 1131 Peri0dS ^ When atmos P he "CS rendered
'Iraqi operators, on the whole, were fairly efficient. Delays occurred
however as the result of the difference in the procedure used by thc R A F.'
', e Iraq Anny. Although the P .M .G. procedure was understood bv
the control station operators it is not as comprehensive as the Service
procedure and, as a result, 'Iraqi operators attempted to use the latter
th^f 568 repltl Von an d checks. The necessity for adhering at all times to
pr ° ce . dure was impressed upon 'Iraqi operators, but it was not
tJaffic ddays PreVent USe 0f 3 mixtwre t)f the tw o, with consequent
It is evident that in cases where stations of the R.A.F. and 'Iraq Armv
are working in the same group, a certain amount of R.A.F. procedure wiU
winX mo f t aqi pers ° nne1 ' aild 11 is suggested that delays consequent
w-Mn V l WO P r o ce dures in one group would be obviated if the
aching of a certain amount of R.A.F. procedure were included in the
£ nf® a A r . aqis - Thc P re sent system has been unsatisfactory during
of a^k^na^n^p 6 0 P eratl0ns ' and 15 llk ely to continue so in future operations