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FO 464/17

Arabia: miscellaneous papers, 1962-1968, 1962 Jan 01 - 1968 Dec 31

This file contains Orders in Council relating to Arabia and the Gulf from 1962-1967. In particular it relates to: Muscat, Qatar, Aden, the Trucial States and Bahrain. These orders cover topics including: Amendments of orders, transfers of jurisdiction, airports, aviation, pharmaceutical regulations, customs duties, finance, commerce, ports, traffic, currency, immigration, doctors, alcohol, drugs, pesticides, the Trucial Oman Scouts, labour, police, patents, leasing of land, prisons, criminal procedure, explosives and contract law.

DEFE 6/34

Reports 1-45. (Described at item level), 1956 Jan 2 - July 20

This file contains the Defence Chiefs of Staff Committee Joint Planning Staff papers from 2 January 1956 to 17 February 1956.
FCO 8/982

United Arab Emirates (UAE) advisory mission, 1969 Jan 01-1969 Dec 31

This file is part C of a three-part series concerning the Defence Advisory Mission to the Union of Arab Emirates.
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.
FCO 8/85

Defence review and withdrawal of troops, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Parliamentary questions of Edward Heath and John Boyd-Carpenter to Prime Minister Harold Wilson about HMG's commitments and obligations in the Gulf.
FO 1016/481

Local Defence Committee (Persian Gulf): minutes of meetings 2-23, 1956

This file relates to the Persian Gulf Local Defence Committee and covers: Trucial Oman Levies and Liwa Retention of troops in the Trucial States Air reconnaissance of the Abu Dhabi frontier Bahrain Internal Security Scheme and Brigadier Baird's visit to Kuwait Demonstrations in Bahrain on 2 March 1956 Reinforcements in the event of civil disturbance in the Gulf Civil disturbance in Manama Bahrain Internal Security Future policy with regard to British troops and HM Ships in the Gulf Role of the US Navy in the event of civil disturbances in the Gulf area Implications of