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just before sunset. The next day the Commanding Officer
returned the call, leaving Mr. Allison and Mr. Williamson
ashore as guests of the Shaikh.
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Before returning to Ras-al-Khaimah to re-embark
the A.I.0.C. party, LUPIN spent one evening at Bu Musa and
then went to Sharjah to meet the east and west bound planes
as the former was bringing down the ship 's air mail from
Bahrain.
The Shaikh called in the forenoon; he seemed a
littled disappointed that the A.I.0.C. geologists were not
visiting Sharjah as he had been led to expect, but it was
explained that time and the hot weather prevented their
remaining for any length of time on the Trucial Coast just now.
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BUSHIRE. 6th - 11th AUGUST.
After a stay of only two days at Bahrain LUPIN
visited Bushire, anchoring on arrival at the inner anchorage.
The Commanding Officer called first on the acting the
Honourable The Political Resident - Colonel Gordon Loch,
C.I.E. - and then on the acting Governor; the latter
returned the call at the Residency. Next morning the ship
shifted berth, anchoring off Bushire.
The weather was fine but terribly hot. the sea
temperature being 96°F.; I was fortunate In being asked to
stay at the Residency. The Wardroom officers very much
appreciated the kindness of the Honourable The Political
Resident and Mrs. Loch in asking them daily to lunch, tennis
and dinner, as conditions on board with a south east wind
were trying.
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KOWEIT. 12th AUGUST.
The Gommanding Officer called on the Political
Agent and the Shaikh of Koweit: both of these calls were
returned next day and salutes of 11 and 7 guns were fired
respectively.
His Excellency Shaikh Sir Ahmed al-Jahir al-Sabah
is soon expected back from his visit to England. Shaikh
Abdullah al-Salim al-Sabah is at present holding the
position of Shaikh of Eoweit. Shaikh Abdullah very kindly
invited the Commanding Officer and two officers to have an
Arab dinner with him in front of his house situated in the
bay east of the town.
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The Shaikh of Koweit in referring to the Italian -
Abyssinian troubles mentioned that any Italian success
would not be likely to react in our (British) favour, as the
Arabs as a whole were sided strongly in favour of the
Abyssinians against the Europeans.
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