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unfortunately in yobruary kaj cr Eowoa was transferred to

India and the consular work remained on © care and maintenance
baoio until Kr* Romero arrived in tbo autumn*
0* In December a large body of the R*A0F« Device at

jaok deserted with their rifleoo l had named the Air
Officer Commanding in itay 1942 that ttilo would happen if
men of thlo type wei'o employed hut it was unfortunately not
found possible to accept ray vicuao

ARAB SIDS*

A feature of tha year t?io the investiture of Kia
Bigness the Shaikh of Khwait with tho £#C«3«I*p which I
was privileged to do in April* After the ceremony a

tremendous and epontancous outburst of loyalty took place
will oh greatly movsd His Ei^inaso anl ho felt hio pooition
so strengthened by tldo mark of'favour on the part of Hio
Hcjccty that he ohcrtly afterwords released all tho political
prisoners and raised the bon on mout of those who had been

forbidden to re-enter Kuwait* In Bahrain, Shaikh Salmon
chovod increasing oi'tpia of a swollen head and a disposition
to mia-interjret the agreecent he hod aatered into with the

Shaildi of Q^tar over zubara* In Victor the heir-epperent
and the Customs offioiolo were found to bo organising
smuggling and evasion of import ard quota acntrole on a

large soale and drastic aotica was eventually taken against
them* The Director of Cue toms and his brothers ware denied
all f&ollltlos for travel in the Gulf* and shortly after the
olooe of the year It s arranged that all gator's imports

should be routed via Bahrain whore they could be more easily
eontrolled* the sultan of Vuocat remained in Dhofar through
out tho year, tut proceeded to India at its close to pay a
vlolt to Dtlhl for his invootiturs with the 0*Q*X*1»

2* Oil Dgyalepiegnts* •
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