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and will forward it to Your Highness as soon as it is received. In the meantime,
I am to ask Your Highness for permission for the Royal Navy—
(a) to retain and maintain these new buildings in addition to those constructed
before the war,
(b) to maintain a caretaker and coolies necessary to look after the buildings,
(c) to make periodic visits for inspection and repairs.
I am to assure Your Highness—
(a) that no naval personnel will be stationed on the island,
(b) no new additional buildings will be erected,
(c) the wireless station will not be brought into use
without Your Highness’ prior consent having been obtained.
(iii)
Letter, dated April 2 1947, from the Sultan of Muscat to the
Political Agent, Muscat
We thank you for your letter No. C 201-9/5, dated the 20th March, 1947.
We are pleased to grant permission to the Royal Navy as requested on the
understanding that we reserve the right to make any condition (if any) after seeing
the plan showing the position of the new buildings according to the war
arrangements.
We thank you for the assurance given in your letter.
(iv)
Letter, dated April 6 1947, from the Sultan of Muscat to the Political Agent
In continuation to our letter dated the 2nd April 1947 regarding Jazirat
al-Ghanum.
Now having seen the map we are pleased to say that we have no further
conditions to make.
We shall be grateful if you will send us a copy of the map as arranged.

APPENDIX E
(Paragraphs 89 and 92)
Correspondence about Facilities for the Royal Air Force—1947

(i)
Letter, dated April 5 1947, from the Political Agent, Muscat, to the
Sultan of Muscat
In continuation of my predecessor’s letter No. C. 739-2/40, dated the
25th November, 1946, I now write to confirm that the Royal Air Force wish to
obtain the following facilities in Your Highness’ territory: —
{a) The right to land aircraft in transit at Masirah and Salalah.
(b) The right to maintain at each airfield a necessary quantity of stores and
equipment with which to service aircraft in transit.
(c) The right to station at each airfield up to 500 R.A.F. personnel as
permanent staff for purpose of providing for R.A.F.—
(1) Servicing and refuelling facilities for aircraft in transit.
(2) Air Navigation, Flying Control and other signals’ facilities.
(3) Airfield maintenance and repair.
(d) The right to accommodate at each airfield up to 500 service passengers
and air-crew in transit in addition to permanent staff referred to in
paragraph (c) above. . .
(e) The right to maintain at each airfield a small communications flight of
not more than 6 aircraft.
(/) The right to station Aden Protectorate Levies for guarding purposes at
(#) The *° rePa,r and lanc^ on °^er landing grounds in Your Highness
6 territory should necessity arise.