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(b) Civil Air Agreement - A Civil Air Agreement between His
Majesty*s Governnont and His Highness the Sultan was signed at
Dhofar by the honourable the Political Resident and His Highness
on the 5th April 1947.

7. FRENCH Ii.TKRSSTS
The French Consulate remained closed throughout the year. Four
French warships called at i.Iurbat in Dhcfar during March. They were

described as one large afcd three small chips, one of the smaller vessels
had engine trouble and the ships left jfurbat after carrying out the
repairs, and curing the period of their stay only their interpreter
went ashore.

8. AMIPJCAi.' IliTMRMSTS
A party of American Trans world Airlines officials acconpanied
by Mr. U'aldo Hailey, Vice Consul, Dhahran and one General arrived

in Muscat by air during I,larch for or.e day. Their visit was in
connection with uhe use of aerodromes in .Muscat territory by the Trans
world Airlines of A’'.erica.
The United States Destroyer rtKy.rs.n?! (3>CG0 tons) with Captain

R.I. V.’clverton tr.c Coriander j/2. Smith, in co.viand, visited Muscat
in i.iay and left after tlnrec days. The men were s:.art and well behaved
and their visit v.ss appreciated by the Sultan* s representative, Saiyid

Shihab, acting on behalf of His highness as this was the first American
v/arship to call at Muscat for 40/50 years.
9. niSSIOHAHY SORK
Reverend Dykstra and Dr. T/.T/. Thoms, IJ.D. served on behalf of the
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Dutch Reformed Mission in Muscat throughout the year. Both Mr. Eykstra
and Dr. Thoms attended a Mission Conference in Easrah in Koveober and ’
during their absence the Muscat Government ordered the Ui'.sion School '

to be closed on the grounds that the Muscat Government had not been asked
permisaion to open it in the first place. The I!isslon authorities it
is understood wrote direct to the Sultan for his assistance in settling

the question*
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