"ملف 7/4 شؤون الطيران وسلاح الجوّ" [و‎‎٨‎٢] (٥٠٦/١٧٠)

Toy thia landing ground la excellent for agricultural
purposes and now that water can be had anywhere In It by
sinking wella it has a considerable value, apart from its
value as a potential suburb of Manama.
3, It would be advisable,therefore, if the Boyal
Air Force wish to preserve this property in tact for their
purposes, for them to hire it, from the Bahrain Government
and hire the plots cultivated by Shaikh Sulman in order to
complete it if it does not suit them to purchase it out*
-right. Such a purchase would in any case be an excellent
investment as the land is bound to increase enormously in
value. She Bahrain Government would be quite to
hire it for a period of years, I feel certain, but it
will be seen that It will not be possible to arrange for
the 400 yards clear In each direction as desired by the
Royal Air J , orce / for gardens have already been built up to
the edge in one or two places, though in others there is
a space of some 200 - 300 yards. It would have to be
stipulated In the lease that the present open ground round
the 1800 feet enclosure should not be built on or cultivat
-ed, and this would no doubt add slightly to its price.
//. It should be noted that in demarcating area and
also the former landing ground the Bahrain Government did
not consider that they were conveying to the Royal Air
Foree any title to the land nor ae a matter of fact have
they done so. If it is considered that this site is un-
-suitable, no doubt others could be found but they will
be at least 3 • 4 miles away # as for instance east of
the fombs on the RIFA*A road, near JUDHAFS on the
BUDAUXA road or else on MUHARBAQ island. The present
situation will probably be preferred owing to its proxi-
-mity to the proposed buildings on the sea shore near the
Seaplane station,
3, As regards the possible constructions of the
Eastern