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(O Details of »rfrrine available for Rescue Location of these
Marine Craft ancl availability , " "
T’/vo pinnaces at ranr.ra (Nos 91 and 13^0) available at 4 hour’s notice*
(Assistance obtainable through A*T*C.G. Acypt)*
Target in^ (:>x Launch No.2602|. at Port * ouad, Assistance through
^•T.C.C. Pay id and Lovaucnt Unit P)rt 3a id.
(g) Details of j?‘acil itics Available frou other Qrganisat ions^ such as tjic
Navy, An.y, Police and other G-ovcrnments
Naval co-operation in Las tern Mediterranean through ^.x.C.C* L-lta*
N^val co-operation ^ed Sea throu'^h A.T.C.C. South Arabia (Senior
Naval Officer - Aden)
Amy Units in the Canal ^ne provide Land Ilesciie Tears. Cl-se liaison
is maintained with an Tt.A.3.0. Dropping Unit, who ax ford facilities for
the packing of supplies and the provision of despatph personnel.
Bnergency rations store maintained at ^ayid. .Liaison with Greek
Rescue .organisation maintained through the R.A*F.Delegation Greece,
3. A.H.Q. IAAQ .
Rescue Co-ordinat ion Centre . A.T.C.C. Habbaniya
Area Covered. R.a.I-. Bahrein is designated a Rescue Centre. I.A.L. may
initiate rescue action controlling authority A.T.^.C* Habbaniy o .
34 o 00*N 40°00»L to 22°00 , N 4C° 00’E to 22°00»N 60 OO’E, thence North
wards along the Meridian 6CP0CE to Persian Coast and thence
coastwise round the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Iraq boundary to 34°00'N 40 o 00’E.
Aircraft available for search, location of the aircraft and availab 1 11
l^edium Range Aircraft at R.A.U• Station Habbaniya on request.
U*S*A*A»b'. B.17 with Airborne Lifeboat at Dahran, Assistance through
R.A.P. Bahrein.
Medium Range Aircraft at Shaibah on request.
Rescue Equipment Carried . Supply dropping containers.
Details of R./u-b . Land Rescue Toams .
Equipped Desert Rescue teams maintained at R.A«f • Stations Habbaniya and
Shaibah.
Details of R.A»j’. i arine Craft available for Rescue, Location oi __these
M; rinc Craft an' 1 , availa.bilit ,y.
gpwD launches at Lake H' bba.niy'x at rea.dincss.
Details of facilities available from other Or, anisations such as the
Navy, ^rmy. P dice and other drovorrnicnts .
Liaison with Royal Navy (G .K.O.P.G. j at Bahrein, tlirou h I.m.L. for ^
available vessels when required. Use of Transport aircraft if requires.
Contact v^ith Political A ents Kuwait, Bahrein r nd Muscat, Political 01'fle
er, Trucial Const at Sharjah. Contact ^ith American Oil Co. airfield at
Dharan. Possible availability of 3 1 aunches through Political ^gent
Muscat. (Calls to H.O. B.R. ^cn passed by C'-ble and ’Urclcss (Mid-East)
Ltd) Contact with Cable and tireless through I.A.L.R.A. .Bah re in. Lane
Rescue in Bahrein area through I.A.L. Bahrein.
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(a) Rescue Co-ordination Centre Air Traffic Control Centre Aden.(Mhenna.vsar;
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Area Covered 22°00»N A0 o 0G»E to 22 ) 00«N 60°00»E to 04°00*N 60°00'E
to 04°00’R M0°Q0’E thence up the 40 o 00’N Meridian to 15°30’N and coast
wise to 22 o 00*N thence to 22°00 , N AO^OO’E.
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(c) Aircraft av ailable for search, loc ^ ion oi these aircr.-ift, and av °i 1 a_'g
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Ity^ short and MccliuJii'k^in^e Aircraft at Ktioima? jar, on request.
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