'ملف رقم 9/50 (B 16) حادث دبي' [و‎‎١‎٩‎٨] (٤٩٢/٤٠٩)

Installation of Wireless at Zora.
Deputy SecretaryKindly see my note of 12th January 1912 in which I wrote that
what seemed to be required ot me was an estimate for—
(i) a wireless installation.
(ii) entertainment of a doctor,
(iii) arrangements for watering and provisioning and protecting the establishment.
Since writing the note above mentioned I have studied tbe'papers connected with the
general scheme for wireless in the Gulf and it seems to me that there is perhaps some
confusion.
Thus in their telegram of 28th July to the Secretary of State, the Government of
India expressed themselves in favour of my suggestion for a combined W ireless and Politi
cal Agency at Zora and asked authority to direct me to work out a detailed scheme.
On 24th August, before any reply had been received to the above telegram, the Gov
ernment of India sent home their despatch No. 96 in which they presented tbeir general
scheme for the Gulf; and in it included "Debai (or Zora)" (sie) and gave details and
estimates.
Later, in his telegram of 7th September, the Secretary of State answers the Govern
ment of Indians telegram of 2^th July, regarding the combined station and in approving the
proposed instructions to Resident ^to submit scheme/" seems to overlook the fact that the
station for Zora has since been included in the comprehensive scheme ai:d estimates already
submitted.
The position from my point of view is that when the gear has been got out from home
and is ready for installation—
(i) A doctor will have to be appointed as an item of the establishment.
An Assistant Surgeon or even a 1st class Hospital Assistant would suffice.
(ii) A guard of a company of Native Infantry under a British officer would have to
be stationed at Zora to begin with, to be reduced in numbers when the
situation admitted,
(iii) E. P. tents would have to be provided for the establishment and its guard,
until the ground had been examined and buildings erected.
(iv) Arrangements for provisioning and watering the station by mail steamer or
His Majesty^s ship would have to le made.
In connection with the above, what further is needed in the way of a scheme seems to
be needed from the naval and military authorities rather than from me,
I would mention) however, that no work can be done at Zora in advance. The installa
tion of our people there with the tents would have to be undertaken without warning to the
Shaikhs except what I should give them simultaneously with our arrival.
One of His Majesty^s ships will be needed, to be present during the disembarkation
And to remain until the situation is assured.
It was the idea of the Naval Commander-in-Chief and myself that if the gear^was
ready the installation should take place while we had the force in the Gulf the despatcn of
which is now under consideration, and that the company of Native Infantry should be taken
from that force, but orders on the subject of the despatch of the force have not yet been
received up to the time of my departure.
As things are, the cold weather will probably be at an end before anything can be
snd then it will become a question whether next cold weather must not be awaited.
P. Z. Cox,—6-2-12o