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FCO 8/1594

Claims of Iran to disputed islands in Persian Gulf, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part of a sequence of files relating to Iran's claim to the Tunb Islands, disputed with Ras Al Khaimah, and to Abu Musa, disputed with Sharjah, in the Strait of Hormuz.
FO 371/157036

Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS), 1961

This file relates to the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS). It contains correspondence concerning: Murder trial, under British jurisdiction, of Saleh Bin Saleh, concern over his medical condition and his transfer from a prison in Sharjah to a lunatic asylum in Aden. The idea of him returning to his family under guarantee of his tribal Sheikh was discounted due to him coming from a dissident tribe in Upper Yafa.
FO 371/149052

Trucial Oman Scouts, 1960

This file relates to the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS). It covers correspondence on: Proposed conditions of service for Trucial States commissioned officers in the TOS.
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 371/109923

Immigration control in the Trucial States: new Queen's Regulation amending Trucial Oman Levies Regulation 1951, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Draft passport regulations for the Gulf to supersede the 1952 Passport Regulation and to be applied initially to Bahrain followed by Kuwait, Qatar and possibly the Trucial States (1) Proposed measures to improve British control over immigration into the Trucial States.