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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.
FO 1016/387

Bahrain: political situation, 1955

This file relates to demands for reform in Bahrain by the Higher Executive Committee (HEC), the reaction of the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa and attitudes towards them.
FO 1016/468

Bahrain: internal political situation, 1956

This file relates to the internal political situation in Bahrain.
FO 371/156768

Internal political situation, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: The Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani's views on handing over Omani prisoners to the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum; the suggestion that the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur should request the transfer; and the legal position on the situation (161, 165-166, 168, 170, 174, 176-177 ) Support by Saudi Arabia for Omani rebels and the US State Department's representations to the Saudi Government (162) Meetings with Abdul Rahim on 20-21 July 1961; and his proposed arrest (163, 167) Propaganda by Omani

FO 371/163068

Jurisdiction, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: Dubai Rates Ordinance and agreement to I S Winchester sounding out the Director of Dubai Municipality.
FO 371/168863

Courts and trials, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Discussion of the labour, commercial register and companies laws in Qatar and agreement to the adoption of Kuwait-style QR regarding the labour law. The decree of the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani on the Commercial Registration Organization (16) Request for authority to brief B A Miller of Ballantyne and Miller for the Crown at the same fee he would have received for defence in the trial of Pervaiz Iqbal. Miller's reluctance to act as prosecuting counsel and possible terms of agreement.
FO 371/149125

Jurisdiction in Qatar, 1960

This file relates to jurisdiction in Qatar. It contains correspondence on: Political Resident in the Persian Gulf G H Middleton's concurrence for the trial of criminal mixed cases under the Qatar Order, 1959 (1) Question of transferring jurisdiction.
FO 371/126887

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman, 1957

This file contains: Reports of information received from Jordan and Libya regarding the outcome of an Arab League Council Meeting discussion on Oman. It also contains instructions sent to UK Ambassadors in Lebanon, Iraq, Sudan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia for discussion of the Oman question with local officials, along with responses (361) Photostatic copies of the Arabic text of the Treaty of Sib [Seeb] and of an agreement, concluded just prior to the Treaty of Seeb, between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and the leading Sheikhs of the Beni Jabir tribe.
FO 371/126911

Political relations between States in Persian Gulf and Jordan, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Egyptian propaganda spread by Jordan nationals in the Gulf and a request that the Jordan Government be approached to prevent people who might be expected to make anti-Hussein propaganda from leaving the country (1) Jordanian extremists in the Gulf and the need for a good conduct certificate before visas are granted (2) Jordan's intention to establish a consulate-general in Kuwait and question whether it is agreeable to HMG. Reasons given as to why Britain oppose this proposal.