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FCO 164/97

Map of the Arabian Peninsula, 1963

This file contains a map of the Arabian Peninsula, labelled in Arabic.

FCO 18/1357

Map of countries in the Middle East and Asia, 1900 - 2000

This file contains an outline map of some countries in the Middle East and those in Asia.

FCO 18/1356

Map of countries in the Middle East and Asia, 1900 - 2000

This file contains an outline map of some countries in the Middle East and those in Asia.

FCO 18/697

The Middle East, 1914, with international frontiers, with Ottoman administrative divisions, 1991 Jan 1 - 1991 Dec 31

This file contains a map of the Middle East with international frontiers and Ottoman administrative divisions.

FCO 18/688

Persian Gulf region: relief map, with roads and railways, 1991 Jan 1 - 1991 Dec 31

This file contains a map of the Gulf Region. It includes a relief map with roads and railways.

FO 371/120670

Legal matters in Gulf States, 1956

This file contains correspondence relating to legal matters in Gulf States, including draft copies of estates law, probate, administration rules, Arbitration, alcoholic drinks, orders in council and prison sentences for Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the Trucial States, and Muscat.

FO 371/114702

Postal and telecommunications in the Gulf, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to postal and telecommunications in the Gulf, including the proposition of amalgamating postal and telecommunications in Kuwait, streamlining telecommunications between Salalah and Muscat, and merging the telephone and telegraph systems in Qatar.

FO 371/104424

Judges and Assistant Judges in the Gulf, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to the appointment of Judges and Assistant Judges in the Gulf States.

FO 371/104423

Orders in Council for Bahrain Qatar and Kuwait and the Muscat Order, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to the revisal of Orders in Council for Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait and drafts for amendment of the Muscat Order 1953.

FO 371/104422

Orders in Council for Bahrain Qatar and Kuwait and the Muscat Order, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to the revisal of Orders in Council for Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait and drafts for amendment of the Muscat Order 1953.

FCO 18/210

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), 1 January 1975 - 31 December 1975

This file contains a map of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), some labeled with the year they joined the organization.

FCO 18/445

The Gulf, 1 January 1983 - 31 December 1983

This file contains a map of the Gulf.

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