'File 8/46 Staff Officer (Intelligence), Persian Gulf, Intelligence Reports' [‎8r] (15/70)

\yz±). Tho ALBrioan^Arabian Oil Go, on roqnost mil furmnh a
pilot for ships call in,; - at R as "-El Hlishaab hoar din rj the
shi^' oibher at Si trail or at Has Tanura Ancliorapo. Pilotapo
is not coip Ulsoiy but it is considered advisable to tabs
a. pilot at least viion calling* for tho first tino.
(nodi) . Liphtor s and T ugs.
At pro sent tho ro arc A ordinary liphtors of a^p'roxiinately
200 tins each and one bap flattop available. There are one
bip oup ? tlio 'bias Tanura” and 3 native typo not or-
launches in Misimab.
(.ociii) Paoilitio s for d isoha rp o o f liphtors aslioro.
There is a sLall Y sliapod idTr^do^‘~^5 'nls fron the
anchorapo viioro two liphtcrs at a tine, one at each aru ?
can oo aischarped and there arc two cranes on wheels one
of batons and tho other of 13 tons liftinp capacity.
1 unders band, hcwo'wr, that this rirrai\"onont is only
toi i_ orary as there will bo burlt a pier whore oooanpoinp
caar-po ships can po alonpsido and dischnrpe carpo,
(io:iv) .3tores etc,
a hero n.re no stores, provisions or water available in
.uaa-hi—i.iishaab and no facilities for repair work of any lemd,
(sccv) Labo ur.
snip uas bo jrin v * the stevedore panps nooossary iron
nahroin or lias Tanura, The sbovodoros stay en board all
the bine and has to lie supplied water by tho s;iip whi la
the contraetor supply their food.
(:ccvi) Radio,
There is no telopraph or telephone station at Has-El-^blsliaab;
the ship lias bo use its own radio station. In the Gulf
Lahrcin, Dhaliran and Las rail radio stations are within reach!
(xxvii) ^upnta-.
The^fim ef^t^ Ihokeioai^ & Go. Ltd; lias a representative
a x >as -Ll-Hrshaab and there are also soj.to ®uston Official^
Stationed there.
mm.
Bo furthear dovolopnonts since r.y P.I.R. for Sentonbor l%v
parapraxh 14 ^. ' ?
hAHPPl B.
Reference n^r P.J.R. paraproph 149 (i) & (ii).
a11 a dy us tents of native rates of pay vnlthin tho
•nl Conqam.es and Bahrein Governniont Peparbnents, the rirole
of dissatisfaction appears to have been allayed for tho present.
The voice of the locally inspired "National front” or "Howto
rront has not been raised since the increased rates of way
mre autnorxsod and the nuoh nalipnod European Officials^ are
enjoyinp a respite fron literary abuse,
(iii). H.i.i.3. ^"Soanew" a pathetic shadow of her fomer self, continues
to dismteprate in the hands of a local contractor. ' ’
(i).
(ii).