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FO 371/114705

Qatar Transfer of Immovable Property Regulation, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to the Qatar Transfer of Immovable Property Regulation. It includes draft copies of the regulation.
FO 371/104403

Shell Company of Qatar Ltd funding and oil exploration in Qatar , 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to the Treasury Agreement to raising of one million pounds of capital in shares by the Shell Company of Qatar Ltd, the agreement between Shell Company and HMG concerning oil exploration in Qatar, and deed of transfer of land.
FO 371/104399

KOC's relations with the Kuwait and British authorities; and Middle East oil problems, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to KOC's relations with the Kuwait authorities and the British Political Agent. It also includes a memorandum on the problems associated with Middle East Oil.
FO 371/104266

Relations between the Arab League and the Gulf states; position of Kuwait on the question of joining the League, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to relations between the Arab League and the Gulf States and also discuss the position of Kuwait on their decision of joining the League and the comments on the oil they send to Israel.
FO 371/132596

Off-shore oil concessions of Kuwait, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to off-shore oil concessions of Kuwait.
FCO 96/1651

Qatar: gas, 1 January 1982 - 31 December 1982

This file contains correspondence relating to the arbitration and settlement of the dispute between the Shell and the Government of Qatar over Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) pipeline explosion, North Field Gas project, and BP's negotiations for securing services agreement with the Government of Qatar to provide services for on-shore operations of the Qatar General Petroleum Corporation. The file includes statistics on crude oil exports for the period 1970-1979 and a country assessment paper on Qatar.
FCO 96/1310

Qatar: gas, 1 January 1981 - 31 December 1981

This file contains correspondence relating to the development of the North Field Gas project, the Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) plant, the emergence of possible commercial opportunities in Qatar, a visit to the United Kingdom (UK) by the British Ambassador to Doha to study the commercial opportunities for British firms in Qatar and test the interest of British Petroleum, Shell and other companies in the development of the North Field Gas and LNG projects. The file includes a summary of Shell’s dispute with the Government of Qatar due to the explosion of a Natural Gas Liquids pipeline.
FCO 67/269

Soviet Union and Gulf pipeline, 1 January 1969 - 31 December 1969

This file contains correspondence relating to the political implications of Russia’s economic and strategic interest for Gulf oil, records of the meeting with the representatives of International Iranian Management and Engineering Group (IMEG) , and IMEG project for shipping crude oil from Iran and the Gulf to the Soviet Union by means of a pipeline scheme running through Iran from Abadan.

FCO 8/6158

Gulf Heads of Mission Conference, Doha, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to the Gulf Heads of Mission Mini-Conference held in Doha from 14-15 March 1986.
DEFE 64/92

Qatar: oil, 1 January 1970 - 31 December 1970

This file contains an abridged British Intelligence Survey of Qatar oil, which includes a map.
BT 245/799

International Air Agreements: Qatar negotiations, 1952-1960

This file contains correspondence relating to negotiations for a civil aviation agreement between the United Kingdom and Qatar. It includes air naviation, traffic and other regulations as well as Arabic documents, reports, meeting summaries and memoranda.

BT 245/798

International Air Agreements: Qatar negotiations, 1949-1952

This file contains correspondence relating to negotiations for a civil aviation agreement between the United Kingdom and Qatar. It includes summaries of meetings and a translation of a draft agreement with annexes as well as a copy of the text of a treaty between the UK and Qatar from 1916.