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FO 371/132855

British community in Kuwait, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to the British community in Kuwait.
FO 371/114729

British community in Kuwait, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to a report about the British community in Kuwait.
FO 370/1904

Lists of papers produced by Research Department, 1949

This file contains research papers on Palestine and Turkey produced by Sections of the Research Department at the Foreign Office, during the last quarter of 1948, and it includes a map of Palestine.
FO 371/156755

Bahrain Census, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to The Third Population Census of Bahrain, including two copies of the census.
FO 371/140273

Population census and immigration policy of Bahrain, 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to the population census and immigration policy of Bahrain, including the issue with illegal immigrants.
FCO 164/16

Trucial States: frontiers around Buraimi, 1 November 1947 - 30 November 1947

This file contains a collection of extracts from Political Diaries, Muscat Administration Reports, letters, reports by Political Agents, views of Tribal Chiefs, and Sheikhs of the Trucial Coast regarding tribal allegiance, territorial claims in the area surrounding the Buraimi Oasis. It includes the description of principal places in Jau.
FO 371/185181

UN activities in Persian Gulf, 1966

This file relates to UN activities in the Gulf, and in particular those of the UN Technical Assistance Board (UNTAB), which is later subsumed into the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and possible assistance to the Gulf States including: Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States.
FO 371/179744

Iranian policy in Persian Gulf, 1965

This file relates to Iran’s policy in the Gulf, and its relationship with the Arab States. It contains briefs, records of meetings and correspondence concerning: Iranian immigration in the Gulf and the demography of Iranian populations in the Gulf States (1) The Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s visit to the UK, and his meeting with the Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart.
FCO 8/4315

Islam: including papers from the Oxford Seminar on Islam and the West, October 1982, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file relates to Islam.
FCO 8/4314

Behaviour of UK citizens in the Persian Gulf, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file relates to the behaviour of the British expatriate community in the Gulf States. It contains correspondence concerning: The deteriorating behaviour of the British community in Dubai, as noted by the British Consul in Dubai P R M Hinchcliffe.
FCO 8/4472

UK/UAE Joint Committee, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns the UK-UAE Joint Committee. It contains correspondence on: A proposal for a joint UK-UAE investment company The Joint Committee meeting of 15 September 1982, including the agenda, briefs, and the record of the meeting, which covered topics including a food consumption survey, health cooperation and the preparation of a new UAE census A request for information regarding pesticides which have been banned from sale in the UK and details of legal conditions applying to international trade Updates on the action points agreed at the Joint Committee meeting.

FCO 8/3511

Relations between the United Arab Emirates and Oman, including border disputes, 1980 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31

This file relates to UAE-Oman relations, including border disputes. It contains correspondence concerning: The UAE’s wish for Oman to open an embassy in Abu Dhabi and Omani reluctance to do so because of its preference to deal directly with the Rulers The Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi’s accusation that British troops are violently supressing villages in Northern Oman under the auspices of the Omani Government.