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FO 371/156700

Oil prospecting in Persian Gulf, 1961

This file contains: Summaries, data, statistics and related correspondence concerning oil companies operating in the Persian Gulf, including: Abu Dhabi Marine Areas; ARAMCO; Aminoil; Arabian Oil Company; Bahrain Petroleum Company; Dubai Marine Areas; Getty Oil Company; Kuwait Oil Company; Petroleum Development (Oman); Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast); Qatar Petroleum Company; and Shell.
FO 371/104320

Conflicting claim to islands and sea-bed areas in the Persian Gulf between Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Persia. Code EA file 1083 (papers 19 to 40), 1953

The file contains correspondence relating to: Persian [Iranian] sloop that left the river on 7 April.
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 371/104342

Opening of branches of the British Bank of the Middle East in Sharjah and proposals to open further branches in Kuwait and Qatar. Code EA file 1115, 1953

This file contains correspondence on: British Bank of the Middle East’s proposal to open a branch in the neutral zone near Kuwait in a location agreed by Aminoil (7, 8) Enquiries of progress made on visit to Bahrain by the Chief Inspector of the branches of the Habib Bank Limited, Karachi (9) Report on a conversation between the manager of the British Bank of the Middle East and D A Greenhill on the opening of a branch in Doha (10) British Bank of the Middle East's shortage of sterling (11) Conversation with Mr Musker on the growing importance of Doha as an oil centre which could
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.