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FO 1016/438

Muscat: Ruling Family, 1955

This file relates to the affairs of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur and his extended family. It contains correspondence concerning: The future arrangements for the Sultan’s trip to London, and in particular plans for a luncheon with the Queen The travel of the Sultan from Muscat to London.
FO 371/126931

Claims made by Iran to sovereignty over Bahrain, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Report from Agence France-Presse that the Shah of Iran is planning to appoint the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa as his imperial representative (19) Failure of the BBC to give publicity to a Foreign Office statement in response to the renewed Iranian claim to Bahrain (20) Proposed statement to be made by the Foreign Secretary in reply to the proclamation by Iran of the administrative annexation of Bahrain, along with comments and suggested amendments (22) Brief regarding the Iranian claim to Bahrain, prepared for t
FO 371/126930

Claims made by Iran to sovereignty over Bahrain, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Article [not enclosed] written by J B Kelly of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies entitled 'The Persian Claim to Bahrain', and published in International Affairs (1) Conversation with the Military Governor of Tehran General Bakhtiar, who raised the question of the Iranian claim to Bahrain (2) Report of a conversation between the Ambassador to Iran Roger Stevens and the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi regarding the Iranian claim to Bahrain (3) Summary of reports in the Iranian press about the Iranian claim to Bahrai
FO 371/126897

Internal political situation in Bahrain, 1957

This file contains: 'Report of an inquiry into the working of the system of government in Bahrain and the structure of the Bahrain civil service, 1957, part 1' by J R Cummins, along with notes and responses to the report (60) Comments on the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa's views on British policy (61) Correspondence regarding the illness of Charles Belgrave and the question of if he will return to Bahrain and whether a replacement should be appointed (62, 70, 72-73, 81) Correspondence regarding the question of the censorship of the telegrams sent by the B