"ملف 7/4 شؤون الطيران وسلاح الجوّ" [و‎‎٨‎٣] (٥٠٦/١٧٢)

Bastern and General Syndicate. They hare at present^explor-
vill
-atory lloenoe and/no doubt xiii apply for a prospecting
licenoe, and in duo couroe for a mining lioenae. Under the
latter thoy have " the right to oonotruot pipe lineo
refineries and storage tanks, railway wharves, and
jetties, tramways, roads, huildings, machinery and tele-
-graph apparatus of all kinds in any part of the terri-
-tory of the Shaikh so far as may be necessary for their
business" „ According to this clause they could presumably
erect a refinery in the middle of the aerodrome# The
only space they have so far intimated as likely to be
necessary for refineries, wharvon etc, is that part
• South oast from the bridge knovm as BADAK AL KAURI
( Shaikh Ali's bridge ) a distance of 4 miles along the
coast, and two miles in land from the high water mark. Ho
part of this area lies north of the RADAM AL KAURI, It
extends to a point opposite the southern most point of
SITRA Island •, This area I have marked in red in my
tracing but according to ny calculations this makes a die-
stance of more than four miles, though none of this would
inte/rfere with either the present, the late landing ground
or the seaplane harbour. The former is on the north side
of the harbour and as regards the latter, these construc-
-tions could not be any higher than the date trees which
at present fringe the lagoon. Their idea in selecting this
site is to have proximity to a deep water harbour for
loading their tankers and unloading their heavy machinery.
when it is definitely known that the Eastern
and General Syndicate are desirous of renewing their
ui
concession, His Excellency might insert a clause proving
that the landing ground wherever it may be, should be
kept clear of buildings etc, provided of course that the
Royal Air Force are able to make up their minds as to
their