"الملف 7/10 الحوادث المؤسفة لطائرات السلاح الجوي الملكي" [و‎‎٥‎١] (٢٠٠/١٠٣)

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kindly to s^nd me a note containing the information I wanteds
T T e x jronis3d todo so "bu^ five d /s passed and I did loo ?et tlie
report® T then went to the Adjutant and asked him about the
Colonel when he told me that he had already left for India® He
however, showed me his report wricn I took to my office and
copied® While I was talking to the Adjutant the Commanding
Officer came u^ and he told me that he intended to come and see
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me to ask ny opinion about ^reward® This of course was the result
of my tcilk with some H»A®F® Officers on 19th to whom I suggested
that a good reward should be given in such cases otherwise the
Arabs would " ut take so much trouble. I explained vhe
amount of trouble and the expense to which I have been put on
account of the One Officer said that he would speak to
the Commanding Officer and aaked whether Rs.lOOO/- would be a
good present. I replied yes, but that every thing depended on the
ai ount of services rendered and the funds ^which the H.A»F. could
afford to pay (in the previous case of the Blenheim when I asked
how they would pay the reward I was told the amount was to be
collected by donations)6
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I said to the Conmandin^ officer that, jood reward
should be given and he said that he was prepared to pay whatever
I suggested. As the salavage of the wrecked machine was still
going I asked the Commanding Officer to inform me as soon as the
work was over about the amount of services rendered, guards and
etc., so that I may be able to give my opinion. The Cofomanding
Officer promised to do so but I have not yet received any® I
went twice to see the Commandii^g officer but he was not there.
5* I could not keep the men of the shaikh of Pujairah wait
-ing and had to give them lis<>20/- each and food for the road®
They left for Fu^airah on 17th February with a letter of thanks
to the Shaikh. I think a sum not less than Hs®1000/- should be
given to the Shaikh of Fujairah.
L T y servant spent Hs.120/- and I paid this amount from
my private purse and also ^jnd^rrmi him for his exceptionaly good
services of which I am very pleased. I will send a bill to the