Local Defence Committee (Persian Gulf): minutes of meetings 2-23

This file relates to the Persian Gulf Local Defence Committee and covers:

• Trucial Oman Levies and Liwa
• Retention of troops in the Trucial States
• Air reconnaissance of the Abu Dhabi frontier
• Bahrain Internal Security Scheme and Brigadier Baird's visit to Kuwait
• Demonstrations in Bahrain on 2 March 1956
• Reinforcements in the event of civil disturbance in the Gulf
• Civil disturbance in Manama
• Bahrain Internal Security
• Future policy with regard to British troops and HM Ships in the Gulf
• Role of the US Navy in the event of civil disturbances in the Gulf area
• Implications of the delivery of M41 tanks to an east coast Saudi port
• Amendment to the Bahrain Internal Security Scheme and a review of the scheme
• Mapping and survey projects
• Amendment to the Qatar Internal Security Scheme
• Intelligence organisation in the Gulf
• Use of landing craft on charter to the oil company
• Awali landing strip
• Review of the situation in the Middle East
• Cold storage facilities
• The Imperial Defence College tour
• State of military readiness in the Trucial States
• Protection of oil supplies in the Gulf
• Situation in the Aden colony and the protectorates
• Security of the Jufair base
• Review of the situation in other parts of the Gulf
• Arrangements for civil evacuation in Bahrain in case of disturbance
• Defence of Buraimi
• Situation in the Gulf in the event of Britain taking forceful action in the canal zone
• Evacuation of civilians from the Gulf area
• Strike of Qatar Petroleum Company employees
• Promulgation of a law regarding uniformed organisations
• HMG's policy on evacuation
• Oil company security and the Defence Organisation
• Move of oil company camps in the Trucial States
• Humar Air Lift
• Accommodation for reinforcements for the Gulf
• Positioning of Frigates