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FCO 164/70

Trucial States (United Arab Emirates): frontiers. With map, 01 June 1969 - 30 November 1970

This file contains correspondence relating to the boundaries of the Trucial States (United Arab Emirates) and it includes Arabic documents and a map.

FO 464/51

Arabia: historical summary of events in the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1953-1964; volume 1, chapters 1-6, 1967 Jan 01 - 1967 Jan 31

This file contains Volume I of a ‘Historical summary of events in the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1953-1964’ by the Foreign Office and Colonial Office Joint Research Department. Chapter 1 relates to the general state of affairs in the Gulf region, including the Buraimi dispute and British interests.
FO 464/50

Arabia: historical summary of events in the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1953-1964; volume 1, chapters 1-6, 1967 Jan 01 - 1967 Jan 31

This file contains Volume I of a 'Historical summary of events in the Persian Gulf Shaikdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1953-64'.
FO 93/137

PERSIAN GULF STATES, 1820 - 1971

This file contains the following treaties and agreements related to the Gulf: Treaty of Darin between the UK and Ibn Saud, signed on 26 December 1915 (1) Treaty between the UK and the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Abdulla Bin Jasim Al Thani, signed on 3 November 1916 (2) Letter from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf Percy Cox to the Ruler of Qatar concerning the treaty of 3 November 1916 and the text of an announcement by the Ruler of Qatar prohibiting the illegal arms trade inside his territory (3) Treaty between the UK and the Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Mubarak Al Sabah Al Saba
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.
POWE 33/1744

Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited: division of sea-bed between Bahrain and Qatar, 1947-1954

This file relates to the division of the seabed between Bahrain and Qatar and the question of the concessions and operations of both the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) and Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited (PDQ).
AIR 23/645

Development of air route along Arabian coast, 1932 Feb.-Oct.

This file contains correspondence from Air Staff Headquarters, RAF Iraq Command at Hinaidi concerning the development of the air routes which pass through the Gulf and the south coast of Arabia to India and Aden, particularly reconnaissance of potential landing grounds and anchorages for flying boats and arrangements for refuelling.
CO 727/4

Offices: Individuals., 1922

This bound volume of Colonial Office correspondence with the Foreign Office, India Office and others, relates to 'Arabia'.
FO 539/109

Asia: Bahrain, Oman Coast, Kuwait, etc; various papers; 1913-1952, 1913 Jan 01 - 1952 Dec 31

This file contains a collection of Foreign Office papers on Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the Trucial States, and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, from 1913 to 1952.
FO 464/55

Arabia: collection of oil agreements and connected documents relating to the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1954 Jun 01 - 1954 Jun 30

This file contains a collection of oil agreements and documents relating to the Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
FO 1016/844

Sharjah oil concession, 1965 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conversation between Ellis Head of Mecom Oil Company and the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum and Mecom's new locations in Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain Conversation between H G Balfour-Paul and Sheikh Rashid about the new Mecom location and whether it falls on the Sharjah or Dubai side of the border marked by J F Walker Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection map of tribal settlements in Al Gharif Letter from Balfour-Paul to Sheikh Rashid informing him of his authorisation of Mecom to proceed with their operat
FO 1016/313

The Imamate of Oman: report by George Rentz, 1954

This file contains a Comment by the Research Department at the Foreign Office on George Rentz's Book on South-East Arabia entitled "Oman and the Southern Shore of the Persian Gulf" (originally published in 1952), 25 February 1954.