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FCO 8/1540

Control of entry into Trucial States, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file concerns immigration and residency matters.

FCO 8/1761

Transference of responsibility to local governments in Trucial States, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file relates to the transference of responsibility to local governments in the Trucial States in 1971.

FCO 8/1786

Retrocession in Trucial States, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file concerns the termination of HMG’s jurisdiction in the Trucial States. It contains correspondence relating to: The Trucial States Transfer of Jurisdiction (Miscellaneous Matters No. 2) Regulation, 1971; The Trucial States Transfer of Jurisdiction (Miscellaneous Matters No. 3) Regulation, 1971; The Trucial States Transfer of Jurisdiction (Miscellaneous Matters No. 5) Regulation, 1971; The Trucial States Transfer of Jurisdiction (Miscellaneous Matters No. 6) Regulation, 1971; The Trucial States Transfer of Jurisdiction (Miscellaneous Matters No.

FCO 8/911

Illegal immigration into Trucial States, 1967-1968

This file concerns the flow of migrants from India, Pakistan, Iran, Yemen, Oman, Somalia, Ethiopia, Palestine and elsewhere arriving illegally by dhow on the Trucial Coast and efforts to restrict this.

FO 371/168664

Application of Queen's Regulations in Persian Gulf, 1963

This file relates to the application of the Queen's Regulations in the Gulf.

FO 371/114730

Immigration control in Trucial States: powers of arrest without warrant for passport offences given to Trucial Oman levies, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Britain's intention to withdraw the waiver exempting Saudi Arabians from Trucial States passport regulations before Gulf Aviation starts its fortnightly service to Abu Dhabi (1-2) The background to the waiver, linked to the 1952 Buraimi Standstill Agreement, and a recommendation by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf B A B Burrows for a replacement waiver that will only apply to persons from Bahrain, Kuwait, Muscat, Qatar and Yemen (3) Saudi complaints concerning the withdrawal of the waiver (4-5, 8) 'Trucial Oman Levies (A

FO 371/98443

Desire of Indian communities in Muscat and Gwadur to remain British subjects; interpretation of nationality laws relating to Pakistanis. Code EA file 1601, 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to: Citizenship of Indian communities in Muscat and Gwadur [Gwadar] (1) Interpretation of the British Nationality Act, 1948 and the Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951 (2) Registration of Pakistani citizens (3)

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