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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.
FCO 164/90

Trucial States (United Arab Emirates): treaties and engagements in force up to the end of 1953. With map, 31 March 1820 - 31 March 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to currently enforceable treaties and engagements up to 1953 in the Gulf States. It includes a map.
FO 1016/189

Cession of jurisdiction to Rulers of Persian Gulf States over subjects of other States, 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to the 'Mission Santa Clara Stabbing Case', in which American citizen Mr Simons attacked another American on a naval tanker at Sitrah.
FO 1016/186

Bahrain-Saudi Arabia boundary, 1952

This file contains correspondence between the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Political Agent W S Laver regarding the division of the seabed boundary between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, including the Ruler's willingness to consider ceding half or all of the island of Bainah Al Kabir [Baina Al Kabir].
FO 1016/183

Bahrain Petroleum Company: payment of all royalties, 1952

This file contains agreements between the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa and the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) regarding future oil revenues. It includes: Comparisons with similar agreements, in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Iraq The Ruler's approval of the draft income tax law BAPCO's request for confirmation that these agreements were executed with the approval of HMG.

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
CAB 134/1086

Middle East Oil Committee: Meetings 1-16 (1955); Papers 1-32 (1955-1956); Meeting 1 (1956); Papers 1-3 (1956), 1955 Jan 6-1956 Jan 24

This file contains cabinet memoranda for the Middle East Oil Committee’s minutes of meetings from 6 January 1955 to 7 January 1956. This entire file concerns Gulf matters.
POWE 33/1744

Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited: division of sea-bed between Bahrain and Qatar, 1947-1954

This file relates to the division of the seabed between Bahrain and Qatar and the question of the concessions and operations of both the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) and Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited (PDQ).
FCO 8/1645

Median line settlement between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia: seabed boundary, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to proposed amendments to the seabed agreement between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. It includes 1958 correspondence between the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa and the Political Agent C A Gault, in which Gault expresses HMG's willingness to waive the provisions of the agreements of 1880 and 1892.
FO 1016/442

Bahrain movement for representational government, 1955

This file relates to the political movement in Bahrain for representative Government.
FO 1016/441

Bahrain movement for representational government, 1955

This file relates to the political movement in Bahrain for representative Government.
FO 1016/465

Bahrain: internal political situation, 1956

This file relates to the internal political situation in Bahrain.