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Tehran and Bahrain broadcast*•

Bar lor In 194i a C cancan do was sent to Bandar Abbas to
seek out and report on dermon parties and possible noorot wireless
stations* Ibis body, which was despatched without consulting

the political authorities, hod only one member who npoko Persian
and were completely ignorant of the fact that Poroian morse
differed from the ordinary variety. The men were lacking in
discipline and gave rise to several unpleasant incidents, and

the party was eventually withdrawn without achieving anything.
The Ruler of Kuwait gave his loyal cooperation through­
out the year. Bie only noteworthy event v/as the transit through

Kuwait of some 9000 Persian pilgrims to Kecoa, which forded up
looal prioes to a hl*£i level. The Kuwait oil Company continued
on a "olosed dom* basis. Cable and Wireless and the Imperial
Bank of Iran worked efficiently. The various case3 relating to

the Shaikh’s pate Gardens in Iraq pending before the Iraqi Land
Settlement Board hod not been finally concluded by the end of
the year.

The K.C.I.B. (Honorary) was conferred on the Shaikh
of Bahrain on January 1st. The pearling season raa a fair one,
such business being done with India in medium and Inferior grade
pearls, oil production during the year was approximately

940,000 tons, and some 633,000 tons of Saudi crude tab Imported
for refining. Royalties for tht year totalled Ra. 27, 13,064•
Construction was started during the year on new plants for the

production of Aviation Spirit* The servioee operated by the
British overseas Airways Corporation rose from two flying boat
and one land plane service at the beginning of the year to.eevan

flying boat and cne land plane serriot in each direction at the
end of the year.
Zn feusoat the xarla Theresa dollar appreciated steadily

during the year, rising from Re. 200 to Re, 260 per 100 dollars,
'The B,I. 8.3. epchpu" sn torpedoed in Khscat harbour on 28th
. /
June eauelng 45 casualties, His Jtl&ncca tfcs Sul ten na in

feus oat only free i9th October to the cal cf t>o yezr, 'tho roct