مجموعة ٩/٣٠(٢) "تقارير إدارية عن الخليج الفارسي - ١٩٤٥ -" [و‎‎٤‎١‎١] (١١٤٨/٨٢١)

he made the inefficient means of unloading; — small sailing
hosts — more inefficient by delays and objections to loads.
When remonstrated with he struck for more money. '»Vhen the
cargoes were got ashore it was often found taut they had
been pilfered, while any attempt to guard them during
unloading was also mot by a strike. Again and again this
performance was repeated and reported upon till by the end
of the year it w&r> evident that it would have to be stopped.
By that time there was practically a whole squadron of the
Royal Air Force at Masirah, a detachment of U.S.A.A.T.C.
and a flying-boat base at Umrn Rasas twelve miles from the
land aerodrome. Reconnaissance and other operational
flights were aeing carried out from the island.
(iv) Ras al Hadd . To make on aerodrome here bitumen
mats had to be laid in the sand for lengths of 1000 yards
in to the prevailing winds. They, with the aerodrome
subsidiary buildings were completed arid being used in
October.
The R.A.F. at Masirah and Ras al Hadd are under the
/v jIraq Command. Guarding cf stores at the aerodromes was
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first in the charge of the Auxiliary Pioneer Battalion
who were removed when the defence of the aerodromes was
given over to the R.A.F. (Persian Gulf) Levies all of whom
at Has al Hadd and Masirah had been raised at Gwadur.
6 . FRft^CH mSHSSTS.
The French Consulate remained closed throughout
the year.
7* MICSlCNARf WORK. The work of the American South Arabian
Mission continued in the charge of the Rev. and Mrs.
Dykstra while Dr. W.W. Thoms carried on the medical side
of the mission ex Matrah with the help of his assistant.