Ras el Mishaab, to swing 10-ton loads of pipe three miles through the air from the man-made sea island in the Persian Gulf.

The more proficient became sub-contractors in their own right, employing anywhere from 25 to 1,000 other Arabs along the line.

The Arab temperament has seemed to mesh easily with that of the Americans. But he has remained a devout Moslem throughout all the other changes in his way of life. The fact that the Americans have respected his religious customs, in fact that the working schedule along the line was arranged to conform to those customs, played perhaps a major part in bringing about the mutual good will which led to efficient operation.

For instance, when a foreman gives an order to perform a certain job, the Arab accepts the order with the word "Inshallah", if God wills. And the foreman bows unquestioningly to that qualification. Also, three times in a working day of eight hours, the Moslem worker stops his truck or puts down his tools, walks a short distance away for privacy, and facing toward Mecca prostrates himself on the ground for his devotions. Such interruptions are never questioned nor is any attempt made to shorten them.

Adaptable Arabs operating control panels in the Badanah Pump Station