"ملف ٢١/٢ المجلد II مهبط طائرات بيت الفلج" [و‎‎٦] (٢٢/١١)

BKIilbU HB^IDEMCY,
BAHRA1I.
* tti *“■>'» 1950 .
I agree with the view expressed In
your letter Ga 55/d of the 12th May that
there is no Justification for surveying air
field sites in Muscat territory so far as
civil aviation is concerned. What I had
chiefly in mind when I wrote my letter 45/4/50
of the 2bth January was that we ought to have
plans ready for the construction of an adequate
airfield st Muscat for implementation if required
in the event of the outbreak of war f and in these
circumstances 1 should perhaps have addressed
Eastern rather than General Department. My
letter was 9 however 9 copied to the Air Officer
Commanding h.a.F. 9 Iraq and it can 9 I think,
be left for him to press for further action
to be taken should he consider this necessary.
1 am sending copies of this letter
and of your letter under reply to the air
Officer commanding R*A.F. 9 Iraq, the omnior
Ravel Officer Persian Gulf and the British
Middle Bast Office and Muscat.
A.G.h. Bouse, iusq. , Q.B.k. 9
General Department,
foreign Office,
Lnnriftn- S.W. 1