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FO 464/15

Arabia: miscellaneous papers, 1933-1955, 1933 Jan 01 - 1955 Dec 31

This file contains miscellaneous papers, reports, correspondence, and treaties relating to Arabia, the Gulf and the wider Middle East, primarily from 1933-1955.
FO 539/109

Asia: Bahrain, Oman Coast, Kuwait, etc; various papers; 1913-1952, 1913 Jan 01 - 1952 Dec 31

This file contains a collection of Foreign Office papers on Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the Trucial States, and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, from 1913 to 1952.
FO 1016/698

Land for new airport, 1961

This file concerns the civil and military airfields at Muharraq, Bahrain, in particular ownership and use of land. It contains correspondence relating to: Transfer of land from the British military back to the Government of Bahrain to expand the civil airport Leasing of land for aerials and radio installations Construction of sports facilities at the RAF base This file also contains: Press release on the opening of the new civil air terminal Sketch maps of the airfield in Arabic

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 1016/477

Oil exploration off Gwadur, 1956

This file relates to oil exploration off Gwadur [Gwadar].
FO 371/109844

Conflicting claims to the sea-bed, shoals and islands in the Persian Gulf between Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Persia, 1954

This file relates to the dispute over the shoal of Abu Sa'afah between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
FO 371/126951

Armed forces of UK in Persian Gulf, 1957

This file contains: Notes and material collected in response to an enquiry from the Ministry of Defence regarding the agreements by which HMG is able to station armed forces in the Gulf, and the status of these forces. It includes translations of documents from 1934 regarding the purchase of land in Bahrain for use by HMG. It also contains a paper titled 'Position of our naval, military and air forces in the Persian Gulf states' (1-3) Paper entitled 'Organisation and deployment of land forces in the Persian Gulf, Muscat and Oman', prepared by Commander Land Forces Persian Gulf.