You just said the south-east edge of the base ?
Do you mean towards the end off the runway ?
If so, this sounds like the location of my house/compound I'm searching for...
There were no buildings anywhere near the threshold of runway 30, just scruffy sand and a couple of tracks that led to Dubai. The TOS and RAF sergeants mess were near the bottom right hand corner of the first photo in post 70. East of the RWY threshold. There were no tarmac roads, so it all looked the same then and I only ever visited the sergeants messes in the dark!