مجموعة ٩/٣٠(٢) "تقارير إدارية عن الخليج الفارسي - ١٩٤٥ -" [و‎‎٥‎٨] (١١٤٨/١١٥)

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HCYAL NAVY
The following ships of the Royal Navy and the Hoyal'Indian Navy
visited Kuwait during the yeur:-
II.L.I. M Investi7sto^’ ,
H.M.S. f, 3eabeile’ t
H.M.S. "Shcrehfiin”
l^l/h February.
9th November.
31st December.
ROYAL AIK FORCE .
The R.A.F continued to maintain their signal deteohment, aerial
navigation beacon, and Rest-house throughout the year, and further in
creased their detachment by stationing two seaplane tenders and £5 men
at ohuwaihh.
X. KUWAIT OIL QOMRANY
At the ooxamencement of the year the company was still wording on
a shut-down basis, but during the first quarter of 1945 work was begun
N \on a hyarographic survey and the testing of proposed sites for load, ng
tankers. Late in Larch the Company wmg oriBCd to begin wojrJt on
the 50,000 barrels oer day crude oil export schema. Two braelcleh
water /ells at a point about 20 miles vV.N.iV. of Burgan were sum., and
bn their completion worA was started on the well reconditioning pro
gramme. A party from the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company’s Pipe-line
Construction Le.^irtment began to arrive in October end their work has
progressed satisfactorily up to the end of the year.
A contract for one construction of tankage was placed with the
Motherwell Bridge & IShgineerlng Company who commenced their work in
the beginning of November and have made fair progress.
At the year’s and the Company’s personnel strength amounted to:-
Senior
Staff
79.
Junior
Staff
68.
Foreign
artisans
55.
Labour
894.
In addition approximately 507 co LIU labourers were employed.
The company’ hope to be able to export crude oil by Hay, 1946.
dir A i Hi am Fraser, Chairman of the 3oard of Directors of the
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company accompanied by Messrs E.H.O. Elkington and
j.M. Hilson, directors, visited Kuwait on the 27th November.
XI. KAoTLEN QULF OIL CCKPAiri .
The company’s personnel and equipment v/ere taken over by the
Kuv/ait Oil Company on the 1st April, 1945.
XII. IMPERIAL BANu OF IRAN .
The bank had another satisfactory year and maintained the con
fidence of the public, as is anown by the increase In their private
deposits during the year of about three and half million rupees.
Only w one bad debt (of Rs.25,000) was sustained -nd it ia unlikely
that more than a fraction will be recovered. An unusual feature was
the absence of demand for rupee coinage. Instead of these being
withdrawn the bank’s holding of coin increased by about Ra.3,50,000.
xiii. viaxoi-j .
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1 A considerable number of service personnel visited Kuwait during
the year. Accomodation was provideu either at the Agency or at the
. R.A.F*. resh-house.
XIv . METEORQLOGICAL
Total rainfall during the year 8.75 inches.
Maximum temperature (In 5eptemberj 115 u
Minimum temperature (In January) 38^