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Mr. J.?T. Queckott, who in turn handed over to
Mr. P. Ward on the 8th of October. He continued
in charge till the end of the year. The British
Overseas Airways Corporation East and ’West bound
services were regular during the year except for
a period from the 20th November onwards, when the
Ensign Services ceased. The local people could
not travel by the D.O.A.C. flying boats which
touched at Sharjah due to their inability to obtain
inoculation against yellow fever. However, arrange­
ments were made with the Royal Air Force Transport
Command to carry local passengers during this period.
(ii) Mr. Monteiro was in charge of the
branch at Dubai of Messrs. Gray Mackenzie and Company,
Limited, until he left for India on the 13th October.
He was relieved by Mr. E. Fernandez. During the
year under report 34 ships called at Sharjah and
50 at Dubai.
(iii) An Indian Film Unit of the Department of
Information and Broadcasting, Government of India,
visited the Trucial coast twice during the year, once
on the 29th of March and again on the 10th of June
to film scenes of interest in Sharjah, Dubai and Ajman.

(iv) On the 22nd November Mr. Khurshld All
Mirza took over charge as the Sub-postraaster, Dubai,
from Mr. Mohammad Zaman, who left for India on leave.
(v) Consequent upon the ending of the war
Messrs, petroleum Concessions Limited again began
their activities on the Trucial Coast. Mr. 3.H. Ler-
nitte spent a Y/eek there in March when he concluded
an oil agreement with the Shaikh of Umm al Qaiv/ain.

(c) ANTI-LOCUST MISSION.
In the middle of June ^the Anti-Locust
Mission closed down having concluded a campaign.
Captain U. Joyce, R.O.A.C., the head of the Mission
left for Cairo by air on the 18th June and the Indian
personnel for India on the 16th June.
(d) TOURS.
(i) On the 6th March the Hon'ble Sir Geoffrey
prior, K.C.I.E., the Political Resident in the Persian
Gulf, arrived at Sharjah by air from Bahrain and left
again for Bahrain on the 8th of March.
(ii) Major T. Hickinbotham, C.I.E., O.B.E.,
Political Agent, Bahrain, toured the Trucial Coast
from the 15th to the 21st January, from the 20th to
the 22nd February, and from the 6th to the 8th March.

(iii) Mr. C.J. Pelly, O.B.E., I.C.S., Political
Agent, Bahrain, toured the Trucial Coast from the 20th
to the 23rd May, from the 15th to the 17th July, and
from the 10th to the 14th October.
•(iv) Captain R.EiR. Bird, Assistant Political
Agent, Bahrain, visited the Trucial Coast on the 21st

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