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FCO 8/739

Defence sales, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Transportation of 25,000 rounds of 7.62 calibre ammunition from Gdynia, Poland to Doha Order for military supplies placed from Qatar and the involvement of Ghassan Farha Negotiations between Westland Helicopters Limited, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani and Mohammad Mahdi Cochrane over the sale of Whirlwind helicopters Sale by Tennant Trading Limited of 20,000 rounds of 9 mm ball ammunition to Qatar Enquiry from Qatar for the purchase of 200 cartridges of 25 pounder blank ammunition Purchase of a consignment of hunting rifles and

FCO 8/738

Quarrel between ruler and Cable and Wireless over secure links with Europe, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Dissatisfaction of the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani with Cable & Wireless Limited following the interception of a call by Sheikh Ahmad to Geneva Written apology of Cable and Wireless Extract from a report on the inauguration of Qatar radio by Sheikh Ahmad on 25 June 1968

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.

FCO 8/736

Devaluation of sterling, 1967

This file contains a letter from A J Ward of the Political Agency in Doha to D D Asprey of Commercial Relations and Export Department, Board of Trade on the devaluation of sterling and its effects on banking and trade in Qatar, with a 'List of British Firms which increased their Prices following STG Devaluation'.

FCO 8/729

Czechoslovakia, 1967

This file contains correspondence relating to the visit by the President of the Czech Chamber of Commerce J Horn and his secretary-interpreter S David to Qatar in February 1967 and their reception by the Qatari Chamber of Commerce, Political Agency in Doha and Mohammad Abdul Latif Al Mana and Brothers.