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7. A new American Financial adviser, a Ur.John W.
Phillips was appointed, a tremendous improvement on his
predecessor who had secured an unenviable reputation for
corruption. The American military personnel in this
area were agreeable and cooperative.
8* H.K. Sir Header Bullard paid a visit to Bushire
in April.
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Arab aide.
9. Oil.
The Kuwait Oil Company comrenced operations
planned on an export programme of 30,000 barrels of crude
oil a day. By the end of the year much progress had been
made and the jtaff had greatly increased.
The Bahrain Oil Company produced an average of
20,000 barrels a day. The construction of a causeway,
pier and wharves to permit the direct hunkering of ocean
going ships at Sitra was air ost completed by the end 6f the
year. With the end of the war the large scale refining of
high octane aviation spirit ceased.
Petroleum Concessions Ltd., restarted work in
Qatar and are putting into operation a heavy drilling and
production progra ;: e. In harch they obtained an oil
concession fron the Huler of Umn al Qaiwain. exploration
in the Truclal Coast area was planned for the Winter of
1946-46.
10* Air .
The Trooping Transit Bcheme resulted in heavy
military air traffic throughout the year along the Arab Coast.
In May the U.3.A. Air Transport Command ceased operating from
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aerodromes in Luscat territory which were, however, continued
to be operated by the Royal Air Force. There was a large
There was a large
/increase