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FO 371/114601

Visits to Persian Gulf by Ministers and MPs, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to visits to the Gulf by Ministers and MPs.
FO 371/114598

Visit to Kuwait by Persian Consul General at Basra, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to the visit to Kuwait by Mr Malayery, Persian Consul General at Basra.
ADM 53/26511

SPHINX, 1 September 1903 - 19 December 1904

This file is a ship's log for HMS Sphinx. It contains the physcial specifications of the ship, its condition, directions for the Captain and a detailed log of its travels from Tuesday 1 September 1903 to Monday 19 December 1904.
ADM 53/22788

LAPWING, 10 May 1903 - 28 August 1904

This file is a ship's log for HMS Lapwing. It contains the physcial specifications of the ship, its condition, directions for the Captain and a detailed log of its travels from Sunday 10 May 1903 to Sunday 28 August 1904.
DEFE 6/26

Joint Planning Staff: Memoranda, 1954 May 31-Dec 31

This file contains Joint Planning Staff memoranda from 31 May 1954 to 31 December 1954.
AVIA 2/1903

ROUTES AND SERVICES: Foreign (Code 27/2): Arabian coast air route: requests for facilities from K.L.M. and Air France, 1932-1940

This file concerns requests from KLM and Air France for permission to operate land planes along the Arabian Coast of the Gulf.
AVIA 2/1874

COLONIAL AND FOREIGN (Code: 11/1): Landing grounds and aircraft facilities at Bahrein and Kuwait: use of, by civil aircraft in connection with exploitation of oil areas, 1930-1935

This file concerns proposals to carry out special flights for oil exploration, and the improvement of aircraft facilities in the Gulf and Gwadur [Gwadar]. It contains correspondence on: Request from Junkers for permission to make flights between Kuwait and Bahrain, and from Imperial Airways to make flights between Basrah [Basra] and Bahrain, in both cases going into the Nejd region of Saudi Arabia, in order to carry out geological surveys Discussion of the improvements required for Gwadar aerodrome, as well as for the aerodromes at Sharjah and Kuwait

ADM 127/51

Reports on piracy and tribal warfare in the Gulf, 1843 Dec. - 1846 Mar

This file contains letters covering the period from December 1843 to March 1846. The letters mostly concern reports of and instructions regarding the movements of ships in the Gulf and requests for the transmission of letters, packets, money, and other provisions between Bassadore [Basidu], Bushire [Bushehr], Bassarah [Basra] and Baghdad.
CAB 163/73

Middle East: security threat to the Persian Gulf; intelligence reports, 1967 Oct 30 - 1968 May 29

This file concerns calculations of the security threat to the Gulf.
CAB 159/48

Meetings: 1-26, 1968 Jan 01 - 1968 Jun 30

This file contains the minutes of the meetings of the Joint Intelligence Committee held from 4 January to 13 June 1968. Topics discussed include: The intentions and capabilities of Saudi Arabia with regard to Buraimi An assessment of the threat posed by Iraq to Kuwait The Consulate General at Basra The Tunb and Abu Musa islands Soviet policy in the Middle East and North Africa A draft report on 'likely developments in the Persian Gulf and their probable effects for British interests'

FCO 8/2844

Royal Navy visits to Middle East, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns official visits by Royal Navy ships to ports in the Gulf and the Middle East.
FCO 8/687

Rail link from Kuwait to Basra, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposal to link Kuwait to the Iraqi railway system at Umm Qasr; and perhaps to Saudi Arabia at Riyadh and Dhahran Enquiry about reports on the military implications of linking Kuwait to the Iraqi system Letter from A Ibbott to D A J West on commissioning an authoritative study of the implications