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FCO 8/4507

Trilateral talks between Oman, the UK and USA, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns proposed Oman-US-UK trilateral talks.
FCO 8/2079

Qatar: annual review for 1972, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns the Annual Review for Qatar for the year 1972. It contains correspondence relating to: A review of events in Qatar in 1972 in summary, a dispatch from HM Ambassador E F Henderson to Foreign Secretary Sir Alec Douglas-Home and a calendar of events for 1972.

FCO 8/721

Annual reviews for 1966 and 1967, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: The annual 'Review of Events in Qatar in 1966' submitted by the Political Agent in Doha R H M Boyle to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf R S Crawford in Bahrain, December 1966.
FCO 8/991

Annual Court report for 1968, 1969 Jan 01-1969 Dec 31

This file contains: An annual court report from 1968, discussing the structure and progress towards the retrocession of jurisdiction in Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Dhabi and the Trucial States An analysis of the criminal cases calendar from 1968

FCO 8/80

British forces, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Paper titled 'Persian Gulf - Future of our Support for Local Forces and Secondment Policy' Training of British units in the Gulf, 1968-69 and the outline of plans for 1969-70 Letter from the Ministry of Defence to the Treasury concerning 'Areas where difficulties are being or may be experienced in filling Seconded Posts', including sub-sections on the Trucial Oman Scouts, Abu Dhabi Defence Force, the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF), and Libya Confidential Far East Command Exercise Shadow, September to October 1968 'Provision of Military

FO 371/185214

Legal jurisdiction in Persian Gulf states, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Progress in return of jurisdiction to the Gulf Rulers (1) Proposal to abolish capital punishment in HMG's jurisdiction (2, 5, 9) Comments on Sir John Whyatt's draft model decree on the subject of human rights and the issue of whether Gulf Rulers would enact such a decree (3) Annual Report for 1965 by Judge Whyatt (6) Discussion of jurisdiction in cases concerning British forces personnel in Bahrain, draft copies of the Bahrain Order, 1966 and the retrocession of HMG's jurisdiction (7) Suggestion that the Fugitive Offenders Act
FO 371/168660

Legal jurisdiction in Persian Gulf states, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Summary of the case of the barrister K V Abraham and his residence permit in Bahrain; the possible association between Abraham and Arthur Guinness, Son & Company in Manama, a request by J P Tripp for the extension of Abraham's residence permit in Bahrain; the departure of Abraham from Bahrain without engaging in any legal proceedings (21, 29, 34, 39) Case involving an assistant of Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Limited (ADMA) and a citizen of Aden (22) Meeting between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi (23)
FO 371/148896

Persian Gulf: annual reviews for 1959, 1960

This file contains: Annual reviews and reports for Kuwait, Muscat, Bahrain and the Trucial States for 1959 (1-3, 5) Annual review of events in the Gulf for 1959 by G H Middleton (4) Annual reviews and reports for Qatar and Bahrain for 1960 (7-8)

FO 371/185215

Judiciary in Persian Gulf, 1966

This file relates to judiciary in the Gulf. It contains correspondence on: Resignation of F Harland from the post of Registrar of the Court for Bahrain and of the Court for Qatar, including the instruments of appointment and revocation.
FO 371/148858

Situation in countries of Arabia, 1960

This file contains: A summary of events concerning the Arabian Department during July 1960. The summary covers Muscat and Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and the Trucial States (1) A report of a conversation between Roger Stevens and J Terry Duce, who was making a tour of the American universities in the Middle East. They also discussed various aspects of the oil industry in the Middle East (Duce was previously Executive Vice President of the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO)) (2).

FO 371/126972

Arab League Petroleum Congress Experts Committee, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to the Arab League Petroleum Congress - Experts Committee. It includes confirmation that the next meeting will be held in Cairo in April together with a report on the delegates; reports that the Rulers of Bahrain and Qatar have declined an invitation to send delegates; a report on the attendance of the Kuwaiti observer Sayyed Ahmad (1-3).