TALE OF A CITY 120 for the provision of adequateAmerican provost personnel.” 22 The commanders in charge in Sharjah Air Station, R.A.F and US forces took certain measure to exercise better control over the movement of the personnel and vehicles in the American camp. The R.A.F commander sent a telegram requesting 1 Sergeant and 10 corporals for monitoring, and the US Unit Commander said he was going to submit proposals for additional guards. The British Political Resident in theGulfmentioned to the State Secretary of the India Affairs that it was essential that the Americanmilitary personnel be controlled by the military police, and requested that this matter be discussed with the relevant American authority.23 The American could find no way to appease the Ruler and people of Sharjah other than sending an archaeologist in the US army to excavate for water in Sharjah. The archaeologist arrived on 2 September 1944 and proposed to start his work with a visit to Ras al-Khaimah, then al-Dhaid.24 The Political Agent, Bahrain, commented on this in his message to the Political Resident, Shiraz, saying that it was not recommended to bring American geologists to work in the said areas. He also expressed his suspicions about the inspecting the regions that were miles away from Sharjah. He added that he had no information from the R.A.F regarding this issue and he was going to sent Rogers to verify the objectives and range of the exploration operation carried out by the archaeologists.25 The American forces remained in Sharjah for the same duration as they were in the Gulf, that is, till the end of 1945. No other incidents took place either in Sharjah or in the areas round it except for the fall of an American military aircraft during a flight between Abadan and Karachi on 30 July 1945. The wreckage was found 13½miles south-west of Dubai. The bodies of the 3-member crew were retrieved in preparation for their burial.26 22 Ibid. L.P.&S/12/2044, AX280/22/8/1944. 23 I.O.R./L.P.&S/12/2044, EXT.3647/1944. 24 Ibid., L.P.&S/12/2043, EXT.4299/1944. 25 Ibid. 26 I.O.R./R/15/2/524, pp.7−8.
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