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FCO 164/1

Trucial States: treaties with the UK prior to 1906, 1 January 1906 - 31 December 1906

This file contains a collection of Arabic and English copies of the treaties and engagements in force prior to 1906 between the British Government and the Trucial Chiefs of the Arab Coast.
FCO 14/591

Visit of the Ruler of Dubai and aviation law in the Persian Gulf, 1969

This file contains correspondence relating to civil aviation development in the Gulf, including but not limited to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Bahrain and Kuwait. It contains reports, meetings, and summaries of visits of British officials to the Gulf and the visit of the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum to London.

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
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 8/1756

Oil affairs in Saudi Arabia, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file relates to oil affairs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during the period January to June 1971.
FCO 8/1295

Union of Arab Emirates in Persian Gulf, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file concerns the future of the nine-state Union of Arab Emirates (consisting of Bahrain, Qatar, and the Trucial States) agreed on in February 1968.
FCO 8/877

Establishment of English speaking school in Dubai, 1967-1968

This file relates to education in the Trucial States.
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.
FO 1016/260

Slavery in Persian Gulf States, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to: HMG's advice to Gulf Sheikhs to resist attempts by Saudi Arabia to recover runaway slaves Attempts to recover British protected persons who have been enslaved in Saudi Arabia, including the case of Afrah Bint Mohammad who was kidnapped from Buraimi The extinction, in Bahrain, of forced unpaid labour in date gardens and debt bondage in pearl diving The regulations governing pearl diving, issued by the Ruler of Qatar The manumission of slaves across the Trucial Coast, including: Id Bin Suwaid, a slave of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh S
FO 1016/131

Slave trade, 1951 Jan 21-Dec 29

This file relates to the slave trade in the Gulf. It contains: Circular memorandum in cancellation of the memorandum of 1913 concerning manumission of slaves Correspondence concerning British efforts to reduce or end slavery in Qatar Manumission requests, including translated statements with thumb prints and related correspondence

FO 1016/116

Slave trade, 1950 Jan 6-Dec 6

This file relates to the slave trade in Kuwait.