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FO 1016/618

Imprisonment of the Committee of National Union leaders, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: A request by the Governor of St Helena for advice on the treatment of the prisoners, and guidance on matters such as diet, religious requirements, recreations, supply of literature and the treatment of incoming and outgoing correspondence by the prisoners from Bahrain The objections of the authorities against the statement that the two arrested members of the Committee of National Union will be chained as reported by The Times on 22 January 1957 The concerns of B A B Burrows about an article in the Daily Herald from 23 January 1957 and t
FO 1016/312

Report on Eastern areas of Al-Hasa Province by George Rentz of ARAMCO Ltd: two criticisms by E F Henderson, 1954

This file contains a two-part commentary by E F Henderson on the report on 'The Eastern Provinces of Al Hasa' by George Rentz. The commentary is divided into two sections: Part I) The Rentz Report in Relation to M S Buckmater's Findings (fols. 2-13); and Part II) Rentz criticised from Other Sources (fols. 14-20).
FO 371/149107

Jurisdiction in Trucial States, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Question of Britain meeting the wishes of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan for the cession of jurisdiction and his general displeasure with HMG. It includes a comparison with Kuwait, where HMG agrees in principle to the eventual abolition of its jurisdiction, and consideration of it leading to similar demands by other Gulf states.