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FCO 8/5792

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

FCO 8/4922

External political affairs of Bahrain, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns the external affairs of Bahrain.

FCO 8/2486

External political relations of People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen’s (PDRY or South Yemen) international relations.

CO 727/2

Offices: Foreign., 1921, July - Dec.

This bound volume of Colonial Office correspondence with the Foreign Office relates to ‘Arabia’, especially the affairs of the King of Hejaz Hussein Bin Ali Al Hashemi.

FCO 8/2119

Oil affairs in Saudi Arabia, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file is part A of a series of files concerning oil affairs in Saudi Arabia.

FCO 8/1971

Use of oil as political weapon by Persian Gulf states, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file is part B of a sequence that contains correspondence and press reports relating to the reduction of oil production by the Arab States and embargoes on the US and the Netherlands in response to support for Israel in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.

FCO 8/1636

Consular representation in Persian Gulf, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file concerns the introduction of foreign consular representation in the Gulf.

FO 371/156785

Discussions at UN about Oman, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: UN general debate on the question of Oman and the request by the Indian delegation to postpone voting until 4 December 1961 (101) Conclusion of the Special Political Committee's debate on the Oman question, details of voting, and the expected progress of the resolution to a Plenary Session.

FO 371/109870

Provision of dollar currency to Kuwait for development: abolition of quotas and need for letters of recommendation, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Issue of letters of recommendation to enable the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) to purchase surplus stocks of oil drilling equipment from the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO); and some uncertainty about the currency for the payment (1-3, 5, 7, 9) Approval of $43,657.50 (US) for 150 air conditioners for the electricity department (4) Approval of $37,381 (US) for American Holmes (Earnest Holmes Company) wrecker recovery vehicles (6) Abolition of letters of recommendation, and the subsequent effect on imports, including quotes for imports

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