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Seven passengers and three crew were killed, Seventeen
persons escaped with shock and injuries.
(iij) Visit of B.O.A.C. Officials

On the 28th of August the Middle East Manager
with members of the Corporation visited Bahrain on their way
to survey the U.S. Army and Air Field at Dhahran for their
land plane services.
(iv) Statistics

A short table of statistics is given Velow.
Fewer passer, jers embarked and disembarked at Bahrain than
in the previous year, but there was a great increase in freight
and mail.
Embarked Disembarked
Post Office mail 5,299 Kgs. 8,539 Kgs.
Diplomatic mail 179 " •292 "
Troops mail 11,482 " 3,979 "
Freight 11,969 " 23,336 «'
Stores 9,204 " 65,447 "
Passengers 1,435 1,621
Transitting Passengers = 11,009

24. ROYAL N.-.VY
Captain R.J.R Dendy, R.N., was Senior Naval
Officer, Persian Gulf, for the major part of the year, He
was relieved by Captain L.E. Porter, R.N., in November.
An agreement was signed between the Royal Navy
and the Bahrain Government which provided that the Distilling
PJar.t at Jufeir should he operated by the Bahrain Government,
as the Royal Navy could not provide the personnel for the plant.
The ships in the squadron remained H.I'.S.
,r.Vild Goose" and K.M.3. "./REN". H.l-.S. "Loch Quoich" and
H.H.5. "Loch Glendhu" also visited 3ahrain.

The Royal Navy .survey ship K.N.S, "Challenger"
visitec Bahrain and worked off Qatar during the year under
review.
On the 25th February Vice Admiral Sir Arthur
Palliser, K.C.3., D.S.C., Commander-in-Chief, East Indies,
accompanied ry Lady Palliser and Captain R.J.R. Dendy, R.N •)
Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf, visited Bahrain in H.J.i.S.
"Glasgow'.1 The Hon'ble the LtrCol. W.R. Hay, C.S.I.,C.I.E • j
Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and His Highness
Shaikh Salman called separately on the Commander-in-chief on
board E.K.3. GLA3G07/. He returned their calls the same day
at Jufair and Ghadhabiyeh respectively. The Political Agent,
accompanied by the Assistant Political Agent, also called on
the Comraander-in-Chief, Captain A.J. Kubback, C.B.E., Flag
Captain returning this call at the Agency. ,
25. ROYAL AIR FORCE

T//Cdr. P.R.M. Williams held charge as Air
Staff Liaison Officer till the 29th of May. -The Post was
vacant till the 12th August, when 3q/Ldr. G.E. Lewis took over.
The Royal Air Force establishments at Bahrain
and Sharjah have been greatly reduced. Civil aircraft using
Muharraq are now handled and services by the British Overseas
Airways Corporation. There are no night landing facilities
apart from those necessary for emergency landings only.
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