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FO 624/50

Provisional Extradition Agreement between Turkey and Iraq, 1931

This file contains correspondence relating to the extradition procedure between Turkey and Iraq under the Turkish Treaty. It includes a copy of the French and Arabic version of the Extradition Treaty, text of the Turco-Iraqi Extradition Treaty signed in Angora on 9 January 1932, the law for the ratification of the treaty, and a draft provisional extradition agreement between Iraq and Turkey.

FO 624/49

Extradition Treaty: Great Britain-Iraq, 1930

This file contains correspondence concerning the discrepancies between the English version and the Arabic translation of the treaty, and on the ratification of the Anglo-Iraqi Extradition Treaty. It includes an English and Arabic version of the extradition treaty between Great Britain and Iraq signed in Baghdad on 2 May 1932, along with a copy of the law for the ratification of the treaty.

FO 624/48

Anglo-Iraq Treaty: correspondence, 1930

This file contains clarifications on certain articles in the Anglo-Iraq Treaty signed on 30 June 1930. It includes a copy of the treaty of alliance between Iraq and Great Britain, together with an annexure and an exchange of notes.
FO 371/82134

Text of proposed Kuwait-Iraq extradition treaty, 1950

This file contains correspondence relating to the Kuwait-Iraq Extradition Agreement, including draft copies of the proposed agreement.
FCO 8/6121

Women in Middle Eastern countries, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to the role of women in the Middle East.

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 8/5967

Ministerial, official and private visits from Qatar to the UK, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns visits and relations between Qatar and the UK.
FCO 8/5416

Naval mines in the Persian Gulf: possible mine clearance operations, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file relates to naval mines in the Gulf.
FCO 8/5443

Relations between Bahrain and the UK, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns relations between Britain and Bahrain.
AVIA 2/1903

ROUTES AND SERVICES: Foreign (Code 27/2): Arabian coast air route: requests for facilities from K.L.M. and Air France, 1932-1940

This file concerns requests from KLM and Air France for permission to operate land planes along the Arabian Coast of the Gulf.
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.