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APPENDIX A.

VISITS OF H. M. SHIPS AND ROYAL AIR FORCE CRAFT.

The following ships of the Royal Navy visited Muscat during the
year:—
II. M. S. " Hawkins ” . Flying the flag of Ilia Excolloncy the Commandor-
in-Chief, tho East Indies Squadron, Vico*Ad-
miral F. F. Roso, C.B., D.S.O., arrived at Muscat
on 25th January 1935. Owing to tho serious
illness of an Officer on board H. M. S.
“ Hawkins " loft for Bombay tho same day
and no calls wero oxchanged or salutes fired.
H. M. S. " Shorcham ” . 6th and 20th February, 18th and 26th March, 18th
and 27th September.
H. M. S. “ Fowoy ” . . 1st February and 31st July.
H. M. S. " Lupin ” . . 13th March, 29th Juno and 13th November.
H. M. S. “ Bideford ” . 21st Juno.
H. M. S. " Deptford ” . 14th November, 12th and 17th December.
The following Royal Air Force craft visited Muscat and other places
in the State:—
Ono “ Rangoon ” . 17th-19th January.
Ono " Rangoon ” . 21st-23rd January.
Ono " Rangoon ” • 13th-14th January.
Ono " Rangoon ” . 18th-20th February.
Ono "Rangoon” . 7th March.
Ono " Rangoon ” . 12th March.
One " Victoria ” . 23rd-27th March.
Four " Wapitis " . 27 th-29 th March.
Two "Rangoon” . 25th-27th AprU.
Ono " Victoria ” . 13th-16th April.
Four " Wapitis ” . 17th-19th April.
One "Victoria” . 12th-14th May.
Two " Rangoons " . 5th-Gth Juno.
Ono " Victoria ” . 29th Juno-1st July.
One "Rangoon” . 2th-l 1th July.
Threo " Vincents ” . 7th-llth July.
Ono "Victoria” . 20th-22nd July.
Ono "Victoria” . 16th- 19th August
Two " Wapitis ” . 25th-27th September.
Three " Vincents ” . 26th Septomber-4th October.
Four " Vincents ” . 30th Soptember-4th October.
Ono " Valencia " . 19th-22nd October.
Four " Vincents ” . 29th October-3rd November.
Two "Vincents” . 6th-11th November.
Three " Vincents ” . 15th-lGth Novombor.
One "Victoria” . 3rd-6th Decomber.
Three " Vincents” . 3rd-4th December.
Four " Vincents " . 6th-9th December.
Ono "Victoria” . 17th-22nd December.
Throe V Vincents " . 28th Dccomber-2nd January 193&