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FO 371/140088

Employment of J W Cummins as administrative consultant in the Gulf, 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to the employment of J W Cummins as administrative consultant in the Gulf.

FO 371/174513

Regulations on marriage in the Gulf, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to regulations on mixed marriages in the Gulf.

FO 371/149123

Legislation in Gulf States, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to legislation in Gulf States, including who will have jurisdiction over Somalis once the country becomes an independent republic, judicial appointments in Qatar and the Trucial States, and issues with Court Reports in the Gulf.

FCO 164/1

Trucial States: treaties with the UK prior to 1906, 1 January 1906 - 31 December 1906

This file contains a collection of Arabic and English copies of the treaties and engagements in force prior to 1906 between the British Government and the Trucial Chiefs of the Arab Coast.

FCO 93/1248

Attitude of the United Arab Emirates to the Arab/Israel dispute, 22 February 1977 - 21 December 1977

This file contains correspondence relating to the views of United Arab Emirates and Qatar concerning the situation in the Middle East, particularly the Arab/Israel dispute.

FCO 17/310

Visit by King Hussein to Baghdad and the Gulf, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to King Hussein’s tour of Gulf States; Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia.

FCO 8/6156

Visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales to the Middle East: follow-up, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to the follow-up of the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to the Middle East, including a script for a film about exporting to the Middle East.

FCO 8/6137

Visit by Princess Anne to the Gulf, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to the visit of Princess Anne to the Gulf, including the proposed itinerary.

FCO 8/6136

Visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales to the Middle East, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to the Middle East, including detailed itinerary and a map of the visit.

FCO 8/6129

Royal and State visits to and from the Middle East, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to upcoming official visits to and from the Middle East, including those of members of the British Royal Family.

FCO 8/6127

Private visits from the UK to the Middle East, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to private visits of British Officials to the Middle East.

FCO 8/6119

Christianity in the Middle East, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to Christianity in the Middle East, including a report and memorandum entitled "Christian Worship in the Arabian Peninsula".

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