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FO 371/132909

Regulations governing retention of gifts made to members of Foreign Office, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to regulations governing retention of gifts made to members of the Foreign Office. It includes a description of the Toshakhana Fund and regulations pertaining to it.
BT 245/796

Qatar: operation of freight services to Dukhan by Airwork Ltd, 1954-1955

This file contains correspondence relating to other matters of the civil aviation agreements between the United Kingdom and Qatar, focusing on flight services to Dukhan.
FO 93/137

PERSIAN GULF STATES, 1820 - 1971

This file contains the following treaties and agreements related to the Gulf: Treaty of Darin between the UK and Ibn Saud, signed on 26 December 1915 (1) Treaty between the UK and the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Abdulla Bin Jasim Al Thani, signed on 3 November 1916 (2) Letter from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf Percy Cox to the Ruler of Qatar concerning the treaty of 3 November 1916 and the text of an announcement by the Ruler of Qatar prohibiting the illegal arms trade inside his territory (3) Treaty between the UK and the Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Mubarak Al Sabah Al Saba
FO 1016/525

Qatar Petroleum Company Ltd: relations with ruler of Qatar, 1956

This file concerns relations between the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani and the Qatar Petroleum Company Limited (QPC).
FO 371/127009

Visits abroad by Ruler of Qatar and members of his family, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Fact that the Ruler of Qatar's son Sheikh Khalifa Bin Ali Al Thani is now allowed to return to Qatar (1) Plans of the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani, to visit India, the possibility of getting him to visit Pakistan as well and recent changes to the procedure for calling on the Rulers of Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar (2) Enquiry about the correct ceremonial for the Ruler of Qatar's visit to India (3) Reminder to the Ruler that he should refer any proposals put to him by the Indian Government during his visit to HMG
FO 371/114596

Political relations between Egypt and the Trucial States: unauthorised visit by Colonel Saadat and Egyptian diplomats to Persian Gulf Islamic Conference at Mecca, Gulf rulers discouraged from attending, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Unexpected visit of Anwar Sadat to Doha to inform the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani of the Islamic Conference to be held in Mecca after the pilgrimage (1) Islamic Congress Charter [enclosed] and Britain's desire to discourage Gulf Rulers from sending representatives because of its thinly veiled political aims (2, 4, 8) Rumours that King Saud may present a Convair aircraft to the Ruler of Qatar (3) The Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's indignation that the Egyptian First Secretary Ali Khashaba 
FO 371/98830

Negotiations between the UK and Saudi Arabia on frontier questions. Code ES file 1081 (papers 1 to 43), 1952

This file contains correspondence on: Preparations for the frontier conference.
FO 371/91764

Saudi Arabian frontier negotiations with the Persian Gulf States; involvement of the oil companies in the negotiations; appointment of survey parties; question of Buraimi oasis. Code ES file 1081 (papers 25 to 38), 1951

This file contains correspondence on: Frontier negotiations, including a statement by the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan that he will protect the survey party in Sabkhat Matti (25) The insistence of Saudi Arabia that the production of evidence for the rights of sovereignty should be reciprocal (26) Mr Trott's views on the present situation (27) A conversation with Lewis Jones on the alleged intervention of the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) employees in the Saudi frontier negotiations (28) Confirmation that the British Residency in B