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BT 245/798

International Air Agreements: Qatar negotiations, 1949-1952

This file contains correspondence relating to negotiations for a civil aviation agreement between the United Kingdom and Qatar. It includes summaries of meetings and a translation of a draft agreement with annexes as well as a copy of the text of a treaty between the UK and Qatar from 1916.
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).
FO 1016/266

Bahraini claims to Zubarah, 1953

This file relates to the re-opening of the Zubarah dispute between the Bahrain and Qatar after a Bahrain school excursion to the area, and the defacing of a wall by schoolboys, led to a complaint by the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani that this contradicted the 1950 settlement.
FO 1016/261

Removal of police post at Zubarah, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to:The re-opening of the Zubarah dispute after a Bahrain school excursion to the area led to a complaint by the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani that this broke the 1950 settlementThe installation of a Qatari police post near Zubarah; and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf W R Hay's unsuccessful attempts to have it removedThe Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa's refusal to agree to prior notification of visits to Zubarah until Sheikh Ali removes his police postSheikh Salman's suggestion that the matter be referre
FO 1016/210

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II: invitation to HH The Sultan, 1952

This file relates to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and the invitations to Rulers in the Gulf.
FO 1016/175

Agreement between Ruler of Qatar and Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited concerning oil royalties, 1952

This file relates to the concession agreement between Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited (PDQ), Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) and the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani and the issue of oil royalties.
FO 1016/70

Qatar: air agreement, 1950 Dec 6-1951 Dec 27

This file relates to aviation in Qatar.
FO 1016/67

Qatar oil concessions, 1949 Oct 23-1950 Dec 18

This file relates to oil company operations in Bahrain and Qatar.
FO 371/105683

Ministry of Civil Aviation Mission to the Persian Gulf; consideration of siting of Kuwait airfield and general problems of Bahrain and Sharjah. Code GA file 105, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to: Designation of aerodromes in British territories overseas under the Chicago Convention, involving Kuwait and Bahrain (1-2) Restrictions on the use of the Muscat airfield by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Saeed Bin Taimur (3) Proposal by Airwork to operate a freight service to Jebel Ali, a potentially disputed area (4, 6, 12) Arrangements for a Ministry of Civil Aviation mission to the Gulf during April-May 1953 to study conditions and discuss related issues, including: an overview of upcoming Air Ministry plans in the Gulf; briefs on t
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.
FO 371/91763

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 1 to 24), 1951

This file contains correspondence on: Saudi Arabian boundary negotiations, including a note prepared by C J Pelly on 13 December 1950 (1) Frontier Commissioner's comments on the arrangements discussed in Jeddah (2) Mr Scott Fox's visit to Bahrain for the purpose of providing an opportunity for discussing arrangements for a commission (3) Yusef Yasin's suggestion for settling the terms of reference of the commission with Mr Trott (4) Yusef Yasin's statement that he has sound proof of Saudi Arabian claims in relation to the frontier negotiations (6) State Department's views on th