Agricultural development in the Trucial States

This file contains correspondence relating to:

• Trucial States water drilling programme (1)
• Introduction of schemes and measures to improve agricultural output on the Trucial Coast with the assistance of Captain Huntington and the Director of Agriculture in Bahrain, Dr Aubrey Van Ollenbach (2-3)
• Request for authority of about £400 to cover the erection of a house for Huntington at the research station (4)
• Purchase of a weighing machine to enable Huntington to weigh fertilisers, etc (5)
• Van Ollenbach's report concerning agricultural development and possibilities in the Trucial States, particularly Ras Al Khaimah (6)