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FCO 8/5754

Saudi Arabia: oil and petrochemicals, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns the oil and petrochemicals industries in Saudi Arabia.
FO 464/17

Arabia: miscellaneous papers, 1962-1968, 1962 Jan 01 - 1968 Dec 31

This file contains Orders in Council relating to Arabia and the Gulf from 1962-1967. In particular it relates to: Muscat, Qatar, Aden, the Trucial States and Bahrain. These orders cover topics including: Amendments of orders, transfers of jurisdiction, airports, aviation, pharmaceutical regulations, customs duties, finance, commerce, ports, traffic, currency, immigration, doctors, alcohol, drugs, pesticides, the Trucial Oman Scouts, labour, police, patents, leasing of land, prisons, criminal procedure, explosives and contract law.

FCO 8/4518

Oman: major projects, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file contains a document entitled 'Oman 1982 Major Project List'. It contains details of current development schemes in Oman grouped by the body responsible, including government departments, private sector projects, the Omani-American Joint Commission for Economic and Technical Cooperation and the US Army Corps of Engineers; and details of the contractor, consultant or architect and the value of the projects.
FO 1016/835

Trucial States: fishing industry, 1965 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Visit by Group Captain M M A Cheema of the Associated Fisheries Corporation Karachi to Dubai and Bahrain to establish a fishing industry at the former as a joint venture with local interests; and the establishment by Cheema of the Arabian Sea Transport and Fisheries Corporation Visit of the Chief Fisheries Officer of the Fisheries Department in Aden V T Hinds to Dubai at the invitation of the Ruler Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum and Hind's subsequent flights to, and consultations in Bahrain, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Muscat.
FO 371/109861

Bahrain Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Regulations, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Signed, dated and numbered certified copy of the 'Bahrain Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Regulation, 1954' providing for compulsory third party motor insurance in Bahrain (1) Letter from the Accident Offices Association (Overseas) (AOA) to the Board of Trade regarding the law, including copies of the related ordinance, the 'Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Ordinance, 1948' for Gambia and for Nigeria, and the 'Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Ordinance, 1947' for the Gold Coast [Ghana] (2) Consideration that there shou
FO 371/109945

Employees of Bahrain Petroleum Company: large increase in rates of pay and salaries ordered by King Saud, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Screening of Indians and Pakistanis seeking employment with the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) (1) BAPCO's proposal to increase wages and improve working conditions in response to the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) doing the same (2-4) Strike by taxi drivers, bus drivers and haulage contractor drivers in Bahrain regarding third party insurance (5)