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FCO 8/4914

Access to official records on the Middle East by H G Balfour-Paul, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns request from the former Political Agent in Dubai and Ambassador to Iraq, Jordan and Tunisia H G Balfour-Paul for access to historical papers on the transfer of power in the Gulf, Aden and Sudan which have not yet been released to the public under the thirty-year rule, in order to write a book. It includes debates around whether Balfour-Paul could be granted privileged access to closed documents as a ‘semi-official’ historian.

FCO 8/1540

Control of entry into Trucial States, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file concerns immigration and residency matters.
AIR 23/649

Landing grounds on Arabian coast, 1932 May-1938 Aug.

This file contains concerns the development of the eastbound air routes which pass along the Gulf and the South Arabian coast towards India and Aden, particularly the search for and development of suitable landing grounds.
FCO 8/1272

Immigration control, 1968 Jan 01-1969 Dec 31

This file concerns clandestine immigration, particularly from Yemen and South Yemen, to the Trucial States; and debates around policy and legislation to counter this.
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 8/681

Oil, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from J A N Graham to A E D Chamier about a Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) plan for the maintenance of essential services in the Company area in the event of a strike British Intelligence Survey on Kuwait and Kuwait Neutral Zone oil storage and distribution, including an appendix on product storage at Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery (as at December 1964) Daily average production figures for KOC for the first six months of 1966, and the first six months of 1967 released by St James's Advertising and Publishing Company Limited Letter from Ambass
FCO 8/70

Labour relations , 1968

This file relates to social, industrial and labour developments in the Gulf, including the subversion of labour.
FO 1016/588

The Bahrain Transfer of Jurisdiction Regulations 1957, 1956-1957

This file relates to the transfer of jurisdiction over certain Middle East nationals from HMG to the Ruler of Bahrain.
FO 1016/585

The Bahrain Transfer of Jurisdiction Regulations 1957, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Arrangements to transfer to the Ruler of Bahrain’s jurisdiction, people living in Bahrain who are from: Libya, Tunisia, Indonesia, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Morocco, Afghanistan, Sudan, Jordan, Egypt, Aden Protectorate, French Somaliland Protectorate, Italian Trust Territory of Somalia and stateless persons of Palestinian origin 'Bahrain Transfer of Jurisdiction Regulation, 1957’ Parliamentary question from Mr Warbey regarding the extent of HMG’s jurisdiction over the citizens of Bahrain Discussion and interpretation of the use of the
FO 371/149108

Jurisdiction in Trucial States, 1960

This file contains: Account by D F Hawley of his discussion with the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan regarding HMG's proposals concerning jurisdiction (20) Correspondence regarding the preparation of amending legislation relating to jurisdiction in Abu Dhabi and the question of whether to make the legislation apply to the other Trucial States as well.