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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.
AIR 2/16883

Muharraq Airfield, Bahrain: joint user policy between MTCA and RAF, 1954-1957

This file contains correspondence relating to the Joint User Policy between the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MTCA) and the Royal Air Force (RAF) at the Muharraq Aerodrome in Bahrain. It includes contract agreements, instructions for proper management of the facility, outlines of the roles and responsibilities of each party and details of the equipment at the airfield.

AVIA 2/2801

This file was originally catalogued under more than one subject heading. Those headings, and details of this file, are as follows: AERODROMES: General (Code 4/2): Persian Gulf aerodromes: air agreements with Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN (Code: 11/1): Persian Gulf aerodromes: air agreements with Britian Kuwait and Muscat. ROUTES AND SERVICES: Foreign (Code 27/2): Foreign, 1937-1939

This file concerns the revision of the civil air agreements made between the UK and Bahrain, and the UK and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
FCO 8/1325

Claims of Iran to islands in Persian Gulf, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file concerns debates around a political settlement for the Abu Musa and Tunb Islands, which are controlled by Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah respectively but claimed by Iran.
FO 1016/185

Slavery in Persian Gulf states, 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to: A list of 29 slaves, including their place of origin, who were issued manumission certificates in Bahrain and Sharjah in 1951 A list of nine unsettled manumission cases, including the names of the complainant and accused slaver The Political Agencies' assessment of domestic slavery on the Trucial Coast, Kuwait and Bahrain A statement by Mubarak Bin Obaid on behalf of his stepson Sawayah Bin Khamis who was kidnapped aged 14 (by Harashish Al Mansouri, Weld al Haram Al Amri, and Ali Yawaihi Al Amri) near Umm Al Quwain and a sworn depositi
FO 464/49

Arabia: historical summary of events in the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, together with a collection of oil agreements and connected documents, 1953-1964, 1964 Jan 01 - 1967 Dec 31

This file contains documents relating to the Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
AVIA 2/1902

ROUTES AND SERVICES: Foreign (Code 27/2): Arabian coast route- Bahrain landing ground, 1932-1936

This file concerns the development of air and naval facilities in Bahrain.
AVIA 2/1874

COLONIAL AND FOREIGN (Code: 11/1): Landing grounds and aircraft facilities at Bahrein and Kuwait: use of, by civil aircraft in connection with exploitation of oil areas, 1930-1935

This file concerns proposals to carry out special flights for oil exploration, and the improvement of aircraft facilities in the Gulf and Gwadur [Gwadar]. It contains correspondence on: Request from Junkers for permission to make flights between Kuwait and Bahrain, and from Imperial Airways to make flights between Basrah [Basra] and Bahrain, in both cases going into the Nejd region of Saudi Arabia, in order to carry out geological surveys Discussion of the improvements required for Gwadar aerodrome, as well as for the aerodromes at Sharjah and Kuwait

PREM 15/538

UK policy and military presence in Persian Gulf: discussions on Union of Arab Emirate states; correspondence with Carol Mather MP, 1970 Jun 25-1971 Jan 10

This file concerns UK policy in the Gulf, the military withdrawal scheduled for 1971 and proposals for establishing a Union of Arab Emirates.
FCO 8/1342

Extensions of territorial boundaries in Persian Gulf, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence and memoranda concerning the possible extension of territorial waters in the Gulf to 12 miles. It includes consideration of its implications for the territorial seas of all the Protected Gulf States, to islands such as Abu Musa, Sir Abu Nu'ayr, and the Tunb Islands, to a median line with Iran and to oil concessions, notably relating to Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Limited and Abu Dhabi Petroleum Company Limited. This became an issue after Sharjah expressed its wish to extend its territorial waters.

FCO 8/2860

UK co-operation on nuclear energy with Gulf States, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns opportunities for cooperation in the nuclear energy sector between the UK and Middle Eastern states, in particular Kuwait, marking a shift in the region towards alternative energy sources.
CO 727/3

Offices: (except Admiralty, Foreign), Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Institutions., 1921

This bound volume of Colonial Office correspondence with the India Office, the Board of Trade and others, relates to ‘Arabia’.