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CO 727/4

Offices: Individuals., 1922

This bound volume of Colonial Office correspondence with the Foreign Office, India Office and others, relates to 'Arabia'.
CO 727/3

Offices: (except Admiralty, Foreign), Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Institutions., 1921

This bound volume of Colonial Office correspondence with the India Office, the Board of Trade and others, relates to ‘Arabia’.
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.
CO 727/1

Despatches., 1921

This bound volume of Colonial Office correspondence mainly with the Admiralty and the Foreign Office relates to the affairs of ‘Arabia’, especially to the King of Hejaz Hussein Bin Ali Al Hashemi and his son Faisal Bin Hussein Al Hashemi, who is the King of Iraq and the ex-King of Syria.
FCO 8/1953

Political relations between Persian Gulf and Pakistan, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file contains a Foreign and Commonwealth Office Research Department paper on 'Pakistan's Relations With Her Middle East Neighbours'. In preparation for the production of this paper, British diplomatic posts are asked to give guidance on political, military, and economic topics and to consider how Pakistan could harm or help British interests. It includes responses from diplomatic posts in Bahrain, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, South Yemen (PDRY), the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR), Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iran and Kuwait.
FCO 8/1730

Retrocession of jurisdiction over foreign nationals in Qatar, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is about the retrocession of jurisdiction over foreign nationals in Qatar, January to August 1971. It contains correspondence relating to: The retrocession of jurisdiction over Indian and Pakistani citizens and consular representation, and the urgent requirement for adequate laws, judges, police and prisons prior to retrocession, as well as the Ruler Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani's approval of a Pakistani Consular Agent The Qatar Transfer of Jurisdiction Regulation, 1971 [Queen's Regulation No.
FCO 8/744

Judiciary, 1967-1968

This file is on legal affairs in Qatar and the retrocession of jurisdiction, June 1967 to October 1968. It contains correspondence relating to: Phased retrocession of jurisdiction beginning with matters relating to traffic in Qatar and the ambiguous status of Pakistanis in Qatar as Muslim citizens of the Commonwealth Qatar Traffic Regulation, 1954 [Queen's Regulation No. 4 of 1954] subsequently amended by Queen's Regulation No. 5 of 1954 and Queen's Regulation No.
FCO 8/941

Bahrain's problems with Iran, 1969 Jan 01-1969 Dec 31

This file relates to the dispute between Bahrain and Iran in the period of January to February 1969, discussed between HM Embassies in Tehran, Kuwait and Jedda [Jeddah], the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, various Political Agencies in the Gulf and the UK’s Mission to the UN. It contains correspondence concerning: Question of an approach to the UN on the matter.
FCO 8/940

Bahrain's problems with Iran, 1969 Jan 01-1969 Dec 31

This file relates to the dispute between Bahrain and Iran in January 1969, discussed between HM Embassies in Tehran and Jedda [Jeddah], the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, various Political Agencies in the Gulf and the UK’s Mission to the UN.
FO 1016/322

Kuria Maria islands; ownership dispute, 1954

This file concerns events on the Kuria Maria [Khuriwa Muriya] Islands. It contains correspondence on: The visit of Munir Al Vakil a Brigadier in the Iraq Army, who wishes to settle on the islands for reasons concerning his Baha'i faith The visit of the Consul-General in Muscat F C L Chauncy to the islands. It includes lists of people living on the largest of the islands, Al Hallaniyah.

FO 1016/204

Sur and Bandar Khairan, 1952

This file contains a report by J Gethin on Bandar Khairan [Bandar Khayran] and Sur in Muscat particularly on the Indian Hindu population of Sur.

FO 1016/120

Disposal of estates of persons who die in Kuwait: policy, 1949 Dec 16-1950 Nov 20

This file relates to policies regarding the disposal of estates of foreign oil company employees who die in Kuwait.