'تقارير إدارية عن الخليج الفارسي، ١٩٤٥ [-١٩٤٦]' [و‎‎١‎٦‎٦] (٤١٤/٣٤٤)

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Jabal Faiyah
Kalba
Jabal Hafit
Baraimi Oasis
Part of the Oman Range to the east of
Bara^Lmi and Hafit.
In the autumn an extensive programme including
magnetometer, gravimeter, and topographical surveys
was started in the undermentioned areas:
Ras al Khaimah
Umm al Qaiwain
Ajman
Sharjah
Dubai
Abu Dhabi.
Close contact was maintained throughout these
operations with the Residency Agent who was of great
assistance.
23. GABLE & WIRELESS LIMITED .
(i) TRAFFIC .
All classes of traffic increased and comparative
figures of paid messages for 1945 and 1946 show an increase
of approximately 14^. A feature has been the steady increase
in traffic in Arabic characters between the various Gulf Sta-es
and Saudi Arabia.
1945 . 1946 .
Despatched from Bahrain 31,272 36,535
Received for Bahrain 23,494 29,299
In transit 51,555* 55,461*
♦(These figures do not include traffic in
transit for 'Iraq and Persia).
Aircraft services were maintained on a 24 hour
a day basis throughout the year, and the marine short wave
service which had been suspended during the war was re-
introduced. The marine medium wave service was curtailed
from 24 to 16 hours a day after Admiralty control had ceased
on January 1st, 1946.
(ii) GABLES .
The Bahrain-Fao, Bahrain-Bushire and Bahrain-Muscat
cables were interrrupted for long periods during the
but all were in working order on the 31st December, 1946.
The wireless services to Kuwait, Hassa, and Sharjah were
Tn«inf-ained throughout the year, and a radio-telephony
5?Wnlt onened with the Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited,
™ nnkhan in Qatar. There was a total disruption of
communications witil Bushire from the 19th September to the
11th November during the tribal disturbances.
(ill) TKCHNICAIi .
The Transmitter Hall has been extended to accommodate
in irnowatt transmitter (now being Installed) and other
equipment which may be required in future. Three additional
/modern receivers