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FCO 8/1563

Formation of United Arab Emirates, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part 'L' in a sequence relating to the Union of Arab Emirates and an agreement in principle to establish the United Arab Emirate (UAE) reached by six Rulers.
FCO 8/1561

Formation of United Arab Emirates, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part 'K' in a sequence relating to the Union of Arab Emirates.
FCO 8/1621

Status of Forces Agreements with Gulf States, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file concerns the question of the legal status of British military personnel in the Gulf following the British withdrawal. It contains correspondence on: The proposal that British forces should remain to provide assistance to local forces The preparation of agreements to cover the different categories of British military personnel and other HMG staff who will remain in Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE following independence.
FCO 8/929

People's Front for the Liberation of the Arab Gulf (PFLOAG): possible attacks on BOAC aircraft, 1969 Jan 01-1969 Dec 31

This file concerns a scare provoked by a report that the People’s Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf (PFLOAG) are planning attacks on British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) aircraft in Libya and Bahrain, on the lines of recent attacks by Palestinian groups ; and the questions around the legitimate use of force by British servicemen in the Gulf which followed.
FCO 8/102

British withdrawal and position of treaties, 1968

This file contains correspondence and memoranda relating to a review of the formal position regarding HMG's military and diplomatic protection obligations, and the implications for HMG's treaties and agreements with Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and the Trucial States following the announcement of HMG's intention to withdraw British forces from the Gulf by December 1971.
FCO 8/21

UN membership, 1968

This file relates to the possible UN membership of Bahrain.
FO 1016/618

Imprisonment of the Committee of National Union leaders, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: A request by the Governor of St Helena for advice on the treatment of the prisoners, and guidance on matters such as diet, religious requirements, recreations, supply of literature and the treatment of incoming and outgoing correspondence by the prisoners from Bahrain The objections of the authorities against the statement that the two arrested members of the Committee of National Union will be chained as reported by The Times on 22 January 1957 The concerns of B A B Burrows about an article in the Daily Herald from 23 January 1957 and t
FO 1016/696

Agreement on land for army accommodation, 1961

This file concerns the construction of a British military base in Hamala, Bahrain. It contains correspondence relating to: Need for enlargement of the British military presence and establishment of a new base in Bahrain following events in Kuwait Uses to which the British forces stationed in Bahrain are to be put and the Ruler’s approval Lease agreements for the new base Drainage for the new base This file also contains a blank visa application form, upon which another document was printed on the reverse.

FO 1016/695

Status of UK armed forces, 1961

This file concerns the legal status of the British armed forces and US Navy personnel in Bahrain in the event of a transfer of jurisdiction.
FO 1016/309

Bahrain: movement for representational government, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter by the Political Agent J W Wall on demands for representative Government in Bahrain Announcement by the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa on judicial reform Series of proclamations by the High Executive Committee (Al Hay'at al Tanfidhiyah al 'Ulya') of the National Movement Organisation, 2 November to 10 December 1954 Announcement by Sheikh Salman on the appointment of six officials to investigate matters concerning education, public health, judicial matters and public security, 11 December 1954.
FO 371/162792

Political relations between Persian Gulf States and UK, 1962

This file relates to the political and treaty relations between the UK and the Gulf States.
FO 371/168676

UK armed forces in Bahrain, 1963

This file relates to housing for UK armed forces in Bahrain. It contains correspondence on: Services Housing Scheme, including the question of the representation of the Political Agency or Residency being represented in the committee (21) Record of a meeting at the Air Ministry on 13 August 1963 to hirings for family housing in Aden and Bahrain [enclosed].