"الملف 7/33 الطلعات الجوية الاستعراضية لقاذفات تابعة لسلاح الجو الملكي البريطاني فوق الساحل المتصالح من المقر الرئيسي للقيادة الجوية في العراق" [و‎‎١‎٥] (٣٨/٣١)

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British Agency,
Confidential; Shar jah 9
No. 718 The 13th July, 19^9.
Kenorandun,
Reference.-'^our memorandum I r o.C/S-91 dated
the 5th July 1949,
2 m On the 14th June, vhen the R.A.P. firhters
flew oyer Dubai, Sharjah and other Trucial Coast tov.ns,
the gen ral local opinion was that these planes have
ben chartered "by I t, P.II. Lerritte, llanrger, I .C.L.,
Bahrain, to carry out a reconnaissance flight over
Trucial Coast areas. On the following day when the public
distinguished the Union Jacks on the aircraft their ideas
reflected to the Ruler of Dubai si ves 1 case anc. rumours
prevailed in Dubai that these aircraft have been missioned
to frighten the Rulers of Trucial Coast to stop business
of slavery, particularly when the. news came from Bur aim
that the fighters circled several tines there.
3. On the other part the people of Sharjah did
not believe that the^aircraft were British nd thought
were foreigners; until She ikh IJuhammad bin Saqr, brothe
of the Ruler of Sharjah, explained to them after h had
seen them at the a,erodrome. The rapid manoeuvre of these
aircraft which played at the low height on Shaxjah territory
m de the public minds to think that each Shaikhdom will oe
dividened to its separate boundary and th -t these aircr ft
h ve been sent to take the sketches of the areas.
4. Shaikhs Rash id b n Sai'd and Muhai mad b n Saqr ^
did not disclose any idea after they looked at the aircraft
at the aerodrome except they were in gre t surprise <bout
the mr.chines and their rapid movements in the air.
for Political Officer,
Truei 1 Coast,
Sh r. ■ ah .
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