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BT 245/798

International Air Agreements: Qatar negotiations, 1949-1952

This file contains correspondence relating to negotiations for a civil aviation agreement between the United Kingdom and Qatar. It includes summaries of meetings and a translation of a draft agreement with annexes as well as a copy of the text of a treaty between the UK and Qatar from 1916.
BT 245/795

Qatar: general matters, 1954-1963

This file contains correspondence relating to other matters of the civil aviation agreements between the United Kingdom and Qatar, focusing on the creation of various national airlines in the Gulf States.
DEFE 60/172

Persian Gulf States (excluding Kuwait), Muscat and Oman: towns, 1961 Jan 01 - 1961 Dec 31

This file contains the British Intelligence Survey papers on the principal towns of the Trucial States, Qatar, Bahrain and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
FCO 8/2081

Political relations between Qatar and Oman, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns the political relations between Qatar and Oman. It contains correspondence relating to: A request by HM Ambassador to Doha E F Henderson of notes for his discussion with Amir Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani about the provision of aid to Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Said and the preparation of the speaking notes by HM Ambassador to Muscat D F Hawley.
FCO 8/2529

Commercial and economic relations between Qatar and UK, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file relates to the contract tendering and planning process for development projects in Qatar.
FO 371/156696

Security of merchant shipping in Persian Gulf, 1961

This file contains: Press cutting of an article from the Financial Times on the rise in Gulf cargo rates (8) Correspondence regarding proposals made by British India Steam Navigation Company Limited for improving security precautions for ships at Gulf ports (10) Correspondence from British India Steam Navigation Company Limited regarding pre-embarkation searches, with the suggestion that this matter might be mentioned to the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum (12) Report from Gray Mackenzie & Company Limited, regarding new safety precautions they have introduced