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FO 1016/705

Sovereignty of Umm al Maradin and Qaru, 1960

This file relates to the sovereignty of the islands of Umm Al Maradim and Qaru [Qaruh]. It contains: A 'preliminary memorandum' prepared for Aminoil on 'Kuwait's title to the islands … in anticipation of a possible Saudi claim' Correspondence on HMG's view that the islands belong to Kuwait Correspondence on Aminoil's plans to drill for oil on the islands.

FO 1016/717

Kuwait-Saudi Arabia boundary, 1961

This file relates to talks regarding the Kuwait-Saudi Arabia frontier.
FO 371/109906

Agreement between American Independent Oil Company AMINOIL and Ruler of Kuwait on oil concessions in Saudi Arabian Neutral Zone, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Arrangements for payment of the royalties for the exports of oil by American Independent Oil Company (AMINOIL) from the Kuwait-Saudi Neutral Zone, and the question of whether oil from the Neutral Zone should be marketed for dollars or for sterling (1, 3-4) HMG's agreement to the proposed Aminoil operations on the islands of Qaru [Qaruh] and Umm Al Maradim, as they have rejected the claim made a year ago by the Saudi Arabian Government to these islands (2) Account of the Saudi reaction to the proposed agreement between Aminoil and Pacific
FO 371/168778

Foreign oil companies in Kuwait and Neutral Zone, 1963

This file relates to foreign oil companies in Kuwait and the Neutral Zone.
FO 371/114641

Claims by Persia to Bahrain and Gulf islands of Abu Musa and Tamb: dispute between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia over sovereignty over islands in the Neutral Zone, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conversation between the British Resident in the Persian Gulf B A B Burrows and the Saudi Arabian Government on: the Buraimi arbitration agreement; the sovereignty of islands claimed by Kuwait and the Saudis; the issue of a proclamation regarding the seabed of the Kuwait-Saudi Neutral Zone and the determination of the frontiers of that zone (24) Persian [Iranian] claim to the islands of Bahrain and Abu Musa (25-26) Admiralty's views on the territorial dispute between Iran and Bahrain and its requirement to install temporary radio ai
FO 371/98427

Brief on oil production and negotiations for concessions in the Persian Gulf States. Code EA file 1538, 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to: Oil production and negotiations in the Gulf (1) Request for copies of the Ajman, Abu Dhabi and Dubai oil agreements (2) Supply of oil to the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani (3) Draft paper on the oil concessions and operations in Arabia and the Gulf (4) Discussions on the progress made in the technical training methods supplied by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) and the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) (5) Confirmation that Aminoil has pulled out of its fifth well (6) Commencement of drilling by Petroleu
FO 1016/14

Kuwait: seabed and island concessions, 1949 Sep 3-Nov 10

This file relates to the concessions for Kuwait seabed and islands.