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FCO 8/2533

Detention of two oil tankers in Qatar, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns the detention at Halul of two oil tankers, the Adria Maru and the Carmen Maria, owned by the Mitsui O S K Lines Limited of Tokyo and Naviera Letasa S A of Bilbao. It contains correspondence on: A dispute involving Shell and Qatar Petroleum Company (QPC) The involvement of a Mr Marin of the small US firm Cayman Petroleum Marketing Corporation of Washington DC A threat of military action against the vessels if they do not off-load at Halul and Mesaieed The account of Lieutenant Commander A J Wray seconded to Qatar Sea Arm

FCO 8/2532

Oil and finance in Qatar, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns oil and finance in Qatar.
FCO 8/737

Export licences: explosives, 1967

This file contains correspondence relating to a series of no objection certificates for exporting arms and ammunition from the UK to Qatar.

FO 1016/517

Kuwait Oil Company, 1956

This file relates to the Kuwait Oil Company Limited (KOC) and its dealing with the state of Kuwait.
FO 371/109915

Collection of Oil Agreements and connected documents relating to the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms and Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1954

This file contains correspondence on: A request for copies of the Aminoil Islands Concession and its political agreement, and copies of the Kuwait Oil concessions and agreements other than the 1934 ones (1) An invitation from the Institute of Petroleum for Mr Reilly to give a talk on national and international aspects of oil finance (2) Plans for talks between the British Embassy in Washington, DC and the US State Department, regarding Middle East oil and particularly Kuwait (3) An enquiry into vacancies in the pipeline industry in the Arabian Peninsula (4) HMG's attitude to the