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FCO 8/1370

The claim of Iran to Bahrain, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file concerns the claims of Iran to the Island of Bahrain from April to May 1970.
FCO 8/1369

The claim of Iran to Bahrain, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file concerns the claim of Iran to the Island of Bahrain from March to April 1970. It contains correspondence relating to: The concerns of Lord Caradon [H M Foot] about the reaction of UN Secretary-General U Thant and Dr Ralph Bunche to an article about Bahrain printed in the Daily Telegraph.
FCO 8/1368

The claim of Iran to Bahrain, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file concerns the claim of Iran to the Island of Bahrain during the period March 1970.
FCO 8/1309

Interest of Iraq in Persian Gulf, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file relates to Iraqi activity in the Gulf.
FCO 8/79

British forces, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Clearance of the Special Air Service (SAS) Exercise Dyne with the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan with an outline of the programme and training areas for Dyne Foreign Office agreement to Special Army Volunteer Reserve's Exercise Ever Ready XIV Clearance given by HM Political Agency Dubai to the Ministry of Defence for the Inter Service Expedition by dhow from the Trucial States to the UK referred to as Exercise Sinbad Meeting on the future of Britis
FO 1016/842

Shell Oil Company activities in Trucial States, 1964 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Permission for the Shell Company of Qatar Limited to commence operations in the concession areas of Continental Oil Company and Mecom Oil Company in Qatar, Dubai and Sharjah Letter from H G Balfour-Paul to the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum and the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi about proposed research by Koniklijke-Shell Exploration and Production Laboratory into desert sedimentation; and responses by Sheikh Saqr and Sheikh Rashid dated 8 and 9 February 1965 respectively Request for the texts of fou
FO 1016/835

Trucial States: fishing industry, 1965 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Visit by Group Captain M M A Cheema of the Associated Fisheries Corporation Karachi to Dubai and Bahrain to establish a fishing industry at the former as a joint venture with local interests; and the establishment by Cheema of the Arabian Sea Transport and Fisheries Corporation Visit of the Chief Fisheries Officer of the Fisheries Department in Aden V T Hinds to Dubai at the invitation of the Ruler Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum and Hind's subsequent flights to, and consultations in Bahrain, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Muscat.