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FO 371/120616

Customs regulations in Qatar, 1956

This file contains correspondence relating to Customs Regulations in Qatar and includes draft copies of the Regulations.
FO 371/114737

Residence permits regulations in Qatar: transfer to Ruler of Qatar of jurisdiction over Persians, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to Residence Permits Regulations in Qatar and the transfer to the Ruler of Qatar of jurisdiction over Persians. It includes draft copies of the Regulations.
FO 371/114666

Qatar Customs Ordinance, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to the Qatar Customs Ordinance, including draft copies of the ordinance.
FO 371/114665

Income Tax Amendment Decree and Tax Exemption Decree in Qatar, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to the Income Tax Amendment Decree and Tax Exemption Decree in Qatar in relation to oil production revenues. It includes Arabic and English draft copies of the decrees.
FO 371/110662

Civil aviation matters in Qatar, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to civil aviation matters in Qatar, including Air Navigation Regulations.
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.
FO 371/132861

Jurisdiction in Qatar, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to jurisdiction in Qatar, including the creation of a panel of experts to advise the Judge of the Ruler's Court, especially regarding cases with non-Muslims. It includes copies of The Qatar (Doha Municipal Regulations), 1958.
FO 371/140141

Chamber of Commerce in Qatar, 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to the Chamber of Commerce in Qatar, including a copy of its Constitution.
BT 245/799

International Air Agreements: Qatar negotiations, 1952-1960

This file contains correspondence relating to negotiations for a civil aviation agreement between the United Kingdom and Qatar. It includes air naviation, traffic and other regulations as well as Arabic documents, reports, meeting summaries and memoranda.

FCO 8/744

Judiciary, 1967-1968

This file is on legal affairs in Qatar and the retrocession of jurisdiction, June 1967 to October 1968. It contains correspondence relating to: Phased retrocession of jurisdiction beginning with matters relating to traffic in Qatar and the ambiguous status of Pakistanis in Qatar as Muslim citizens of the Commonwealth Qatar Traffic Regulation, 1954 [Queen's Regulation No. 4 of 1954] subsequently amended by Queen's Regulation No. 5 of 1954 and Queen's Regulation No.
FO 1016/149

Slave trade, 1950 July 18-Sept 4

This file relates to slavery in Qatar. It contains correspondence on:The opposition of the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani and other slave owners to the British manumission policyThe willingness of Bahrain to extend rights of residency to manumitted slavesThe complaints made by and on behalf of individual slaves, and assurances given by Sheikh Ali.
FO 1016/436

Jurisdiction over Iranian nationals in Qatar, 1955

This file relates to the issue of jurisdiction in Qatar. It contains correspondence concerning: Shell's query regarding jurisdiction over personnel on its oil rig off the coast of Qatar; and HMG’s legal advice that the Court of Qatar has criminal jurisdiction over offences under the Indian Penal Code derived from the Merchant Shipping Act 1894, but that this doesn’t cover enforcement of the Alcoholic Drinks Regulation or the Dangerous Drugs Regulation.