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FCO 8/76

Membership of FAO, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Selection of the Director of Agriculture, Michel Farah to represent Qatar at the Conference of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, November 1967 Selection of the Director of Information Sheikh Mohammad Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Director of Agriculture Sheikh Ibrahim Bin Hamad Al Khalifa and a secretary to represent Bahrain at the Fourteenth Conference of the FAO taking place in Rome, November 1967 Letter from the Director-General of the FAO A H Boerma to Director of the Bahrain Finance Department on the admission of tha
FO 1016/832

End of British Bank of Middle East monopoly in Dubai, 1966 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conversation between S J Black and Abdulla Al Ghurair on the establishment of the Oman Bank in Ras Al Khaimah and the likelihood that the Ruler Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi's account at British Bank of the Middle East can no longer be monitored; the departure of Majed Ghurair to Beirut for discussions on staff for the proposed branch Note from the Vice President of Habib Bank (Overseas) Limited G A Mirza to the Commercial Officer (Trucial States) informing him of the establishment of a branch of the Bank at Sharjah Meeting between

FO 371/179917

UK aid: Trucial States Development Fund, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to efforts to counter the growing influence of the Arab League in the Trucial States.
FO 371/163065

Oil, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: Information about the Perkins Oil Company, as well as other companies seeking a concession in the Trucial States (81, 87, 92) Question of Abu Dhabi's boundaries with Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and the effect of these on the operations of the Abu Dhabi Petroleum Company Limited (ADPC) (82, 91) Correspondence and documentation relating to the awarding of oil concessions to John W Mecom in Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah (83-85, 88, 90, 95, 98) Defining of the seabed boundaries of the Trucial States (86) Request for

FO 371/127006

Visits abroad by Ruler of Bahrain and members of his family, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Translation [enclosed] of a letter from the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, expressing thanks for the attention paid to his son Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa during the latter's visit to the UK (1) Invitation to the Ruler of Bahrain to visit the UK (3, 5, 9) Return of the passport of Sheikh Abdulla Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, which was found at London Airport [Heathrow Airport] (4) Intention of Sheikh Khalifa to leave Beirut for London on 9 August (9) Visit to the UK of the youngest brother of the Ruler of Bahra
FO 371/126970

Concessions on oil found on sea bed, Kuwait, 1957

This file concerns Kuwaiti offshore oil concessions.
FO 371/148913

Internal Political Situation: Qatar, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Visit of the Political Agent in Doha J C Moberly to Zubarah (1) Dispute between Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani and Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani over the succession in Qatar (2) Need to take action over the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani's lack of action in furthering financial reform and settling the succession question.
FO 371/163040

Trade, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: Correspondence between the Political Agent in Bahrain J P Tripp and the Political Agent in Dubai A J M Craig, about the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi's desire to appoint a commercial representative at Beirut.