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FO 371/104320

Conflicting claim to islands and sea-bed areas in the Persian Gulf between Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Persia. Code EA file 1083 (papers 19 to 40), 1953

The file contains correspondence relating to: Persian [Iranian] sloop that left the river on 7 April.
FO 371/126916

Political relations between states in Persian Gulf and UK: UK policy, 1957

This file contains: Responses to a draft Cabinet paper [not enclosed] on future policy to be pursued on the Gulf.
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 371/104332

Social and economic development in the Trucial States. Code EA file 1105, 1953

This file contains correspondence on: Gulf Trading and Refrigeration Company Limited wishes to form a local company in Bahrain to carry out a cold storage project (1-4) Social and economic development in the Trucial States (1) Costs of counteracting Saudi propaganda (2) Suggestion made that funds should be provided for social and economic development in the Trucial States (4) Contributors to the Dubai Hospital and methods of counteracting Saudi propaganda including films for Dubai (5) Trucial Coast development and a preliminary survey of the Trucial Coast (6-10) Programme out
FO 371/99715

Negotiation for revision of the UK-Bahrain Air Agreement; offer of US surplus glide-path equipment for use at Bahrain or Sharjah. Code GA file 60 (papers 1 to 26), 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to: Protest from British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) at the transhipment tax levied by Bahrain customs on all goods transmitted from one aircraft to another (1) Payments of rental and services at Bahrain airport to the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa (2) Policy in relation to the amendments of re-registration of the UK Bahrain Civil Air Agreement (3) Revision of the UK Bahrain Civil Air Agreement (4) Extension of the air strip at Doha (5, 7) Query on Treasury approval for the post of civil aerodrome commanda
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.