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CAB 134/1086

Middle East Oil Committee: Meetings 1-16 (1955); Papers 1-32 (1955-1956); Meeting 1 (1956); Papers 1-3 (1956), 1955 Jan 6-1956 Jan 24

This file contains cabinet memoranda for the Middle East Oil Committee’s minutes of meetings from 6 January 1955 to 7 January 1956. This entire file concerns Gulf matters.
AVIA 2/1902

ROUTES AND SERVICES: Foreign (Code 27/2): Arabian coast route- Bahrain landing ground, 1932-1936

This file concerns the development of air and naval facilities in Bahrain.
POWE 33/1744

Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited: division of sea-bed between Bahrain and Qatar, 1947-1954

This file relates to the division of the seabed between Bahrain and Qatar and the question of the concessions and operations of both the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) and Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited (PDQ).
FO 1016/114

Territorial claims to Faosi Islands, 1949 Dec 30-1950 Aug 10

This file relates to disputed claims to the islands of Farsi and Arabi between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
FO 1016/482

Local Defence Committee (Persian Gulf): minutes of meetings 24-48, 1956

This file relates to the Persian Gulf Local Defence Committee, and contains correspondence on: The reinforcement of the Gulf troops by two further companies of the Cameron regiment Naval movements The strength of the RAF The political situation Reinforcements for Kuwait Air support for Kuwait The security of oil company personnel on Das Island The political situation in Qatar Troop requirements for the Gulf The consideration being given to reinforcement by air of centres of unrest in the Middle East The revision of directives regarding action to be taken in the event