Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎214r] (432/1028)

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REVIEW.
Arab Side.
Aviation.—Imperial Airways continued their weekly service—East and
West—throughout the year and with the exception of a few forced landings no
incidents of a serious nature took place. Kuwait is now included as a regular
port of call.
Royal Air Force Flying Boats continued to patrol the coast during the year
and a few flights of land machines were also made.
The long flight from Gwadur across the Arabian Sea to Sharjah is proving
an awkward obstacle to cope with since the necessity for carrying large sup
plies of petrol compels the restriction of the number of passengers carried.
For political reasons the Arabian route is still closed to private aviators.
Cruise of the First Destroyer Flotilla in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . —From Septem
ber to October 1933 the First Destroyer Flotilla of the Mediterranean Fleet
made a cruise of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. visiting Henjam, Basidu, the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ,
Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat. The cruise of this force created a good impres
sion on the Arab side.
Oil interests .—Competition for the Kuwait Oil Concession was carried out
by the rival companies- -the Anglo-Persian Oil Company and the Eastern and
General Svndicate—until May, when the Shaikh declared that he had decided
to give it to neither party for the time being. By the end of the year the Angio-
Persian Oil Companv and the Eastern and General Syndicate had decuiei o
join forces under the'title of the Kuwait Oil Company and approach the Shaikn
for a concession.
The Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited Bahrain, continued actively to
exploit their concession in erecting buildings, plants, and sinking ■ •
- jj. f p 0 v p< vr a irjin bm' of wells were sunk which were understood to give pio-
mfsi of-afood “ i oi oil and the Company contemplated shipping oil from
Dtp m ddlo of 1934 The Company during the year introduced a numbei of
British^'sidijects amongst thei/pelsonnel,and as regards their superior stair
these numbered 8 compared with 19 Americans.
_ The Ano-lo-Persian Oil Company under the terms of their two-year
'pcoWmo.-This,' the staple industry of Kuwait, had a slightly better season//
tban those of the last four preceding years.
^ Wn,-Smngghng into ’Ira q
during tlie year due to tne hxg j fully to persuade the Shaikh of Kuwait
’Iraq Government endo w cured uns tmuo-a-lino- from his territory. Av-
to take upon himself the °n us of t j^. P ot 8 T! aa .hdad to call a conference there
attempt by His Majesty s d Traq to discuss this problem, unfor-
between the representatives of Kuwmt ^ ^f fte shaikh .
tunately came to nothing owing to the attitude t t , iat
As an important factor m this problm it m ^ into , Iraq te rri-
Kuwaitis are amongst those who "etaallj ^ ^ themselves who are the
t 0 ry l r0m Su being ^ 7 the maAet where they purchase their goods,
carriers—Kuwait being n j w „ rp fl re a unon by armed
In April and again in October q bg Kuwa i t waters and easuab
’Iraq Customs launches m what vas a 1 g d t Government’s reply to
“ Srofrlhaikh was that the incidents took place
“ ’Sc^Ihn Sand’s
considm'aHe^oss tphFinhahitantsff^the'Principality who are largely depend
ent on their transit trade. „„ • re p 0 rted to have been poor It
Bahrain—Banriitw;.—The °a*ch fo ^ant Several leading pearl mer- 1/
q T li *Fvfslertim advlsabUity of closing the pearl banks for the season,
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