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FO 1016/117

Protection of the Sheikh of Kuwait's date garden at Fao, 1949 Nov 24-1950 Oct 9

This file relates to a dispute over the Ruler of Kuwait's date garden at Fao [Faw], Iraq, being heard at the Court of Cassation. It details a dispute between an absentee landlord and the tenants.
FO 1016/176

Anglo-Iranian Oil Company negotiations with Sheikh of Abu Dhabi over marine oil concessions, 1952

This file relates to the negotiations over the Abu Dhabi seabed concession.
FO 1016/171

Ruler of Kuwait's land at Fao, 1952

This file relates to the question of the Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Abdulla Al Salem Al Sabah’s date gardens at Fao [Al Faw] and a court case involving it in Iraq.
FO 371/109902

The rights of oil companies, IPC and AIOC in concession areas in regions of frontier disputes, 1954

This file relates to the effect of frontier disputes between Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi on the rights of British oil companies in concession areas. It covers correspondence on: Action to be taken to safeguard the rights of the oil companies and attempts to resolve the frontier dispute.
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.
FO 371/109903

The rights of oil companies, IPC and AIOC in concession areas in regions of frontier disputes, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Record of a meeting with Mr Stockwell of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC), Mr Page of Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC) and Mr Kay of the Ministry of Fuel and Power.
FO 371/109942

Proposal to appoint a Persian Consul in Kuwait; position under Treaty of Peace between UK and Persia of 1857, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Persian Consulate in Kuwait. Currently there is no question of opening a Persian Consulate in Kuwait, although new statutes published recently contain provision for one there (1) Visit of the Persian Consul General at Basra to Kuwait.
FO 371/132510

Sovereignty over islands and territorial waters in Persian Gulf, 1958

This file concerns the extent of the area of Kuwait seabed boundaries. It contains correspondence relating to: Request from Western Geophysical, who are carrying out a seismographic survey in the Agip seabed concession area, to set up a Shoran radio station on Bubiyan Island to aid their operations.
FO 371/132509

Sovereignty over islands and territorial waters in Persian Gulf, 1958

This file concerns the extent of the area of Kuwait seabed boundaries.
FO 371/126980

Penal code and transfer of jurisdiction in Qatar, 1957

This file contains: Qatar (Amendment) Order, 1956 (1) Correspondence relating to the transfer of jurisdiction over nationals of certain Muslim states from HMG to the Ruler of Qatar and the question of how this would affect the rights of non-Muslims. Enquiries are made regarding the arrangements in place for dealing with this in Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Karachi and Tehran and replies form the embassy or high commission at each of these places are enclosed. The question of dealing with cases involving the personal status of non-Muslims is also considered.
FO 371/127012

Labour affairs, representation of workers and strikes in Qatar, 1957

This file contains: The Qatar Government Service Agreement for senior employees, along with correspondence regarding the question of compensation for employees who are sacked in contravention of their contracts (1) Report of a dispute between the Qatar Petroleum Company and equipment operators about the greasing of equipment and fears that the dispute could flare up again (5) Memorandum on 'Workers' Representation and Labour Legislation in Qatar', along with comments and responses, particularly regarding the possibility of introducing labour legislation in Qatar.
FO 371/126967

Oil agreements between UK companies and Qatar and Kuwait, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Request of the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani for certain assurances in relation to his agreements with oil companies (1) Exchange of letters between the General Manager of the Shell Company of Qatar and the Ruler of Qatar's Representative for Oil Affairs Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani, modifying certain articles of the concession agreement, along with a letter from the Political Agent in Qatar D C Carden explaining the background to the letters (2, 6) Draft transit agreement submitted to the Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Abdulla