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FCO 164/1

Trucial States: treaties with the UK prior to 1906, 1 January 1906 - 31 December 1906

This file contains a collection of Arabic and English copies of the treaties and engagements in force prior to 1906 between the British Government and the Trucial Chiefs of the Arab Coast.
FO 371/185209

Universal Postal Union: Bahrain-Abu Dhabi-Qatar, 1966

This file relates to the representation of the Gulf States in the Universal Postal Union (UPU). It contains correspondence concerning Gulf States registering with the UPU: Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, Umm Al Quwain and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. It includes discussion of the issue of the responsibility of the UK for the international commitments of these states. It also includes the exchanges of letters and consultations with the Rulers on this matter (4).

FO 1016/185

Slavery in Persian Gulf states, 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to: A list of 29 slaves, including their place of origin, who were issued manumission certificates in Bahrain and Sharjah in 1951 A list of nine unsettled manumission cases, including the names of the complainant and accused slaver The Political Agencies' assessment of domestic slavery on the Trucial Coast, Kuwait and Bahrain A statement by Mubarak Bin Obaid on behalf of his stepson Sawayah Bin Khamis who was kidnapped aged 14 (by Harashish Al Mansouri, Weld al Haram Al Amri, and Ali Yawaihi Al Amri) near Umm Al Quwain and a sworn depositi
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
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 464/56

Arabia: collection of oil agreements and connected documents relating to the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1954-1964, 1964 Dec 01 - 1964 Dec 31

This file contains a collection of oil agreements and documents relating to the Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1954-1964. It includes all agreements operative in the Gulf States on 31 December 1964, organised in seven parts: Part I - General Part II - Bahrain Part III - Kuwait Part IV - Concessions in the Kuwait-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone Part V - Qatar Part VI - The Trucial States - A) Abu Dhabi; B) Dubai; C) Sharjah, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain; D) Ras Al Khaimah; E) Fujairah Part VII - Muscat and Oman

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.
FCO 8/1563

Formation of United Arab Emirates, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part 'L' in a sequence relating to the Union of Arab Emirates and an agreement in principle to establish the United Arab Emirate (UAE) reached by six Rulers.
FCO 8/1598

Claims of Iran to disputed islands in Persian Gulf, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part of a sequence of files relating to Iran's claim to the Tunb Islands, disputed with Ras Al Khaimah, and to Abu Musa, disputed with Sharjah, in the Strait of Hormuz.
FCO 8/850

Saudi Arabia representation in Trucial States, 1967-1968

This file concerns a proposal from Saudi Arabia to open an office in Dubai.
FCO 8/958

United Kingdom policy, 1968 Jan 01-1968 Dec 31

This file relates to British policy in the Gulf ahead of withdrawal in 1971.
FCO 8/78

British forces, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Parliamentary questions of James Davidson MP and Rear Admiral Morgan Morgan-Giles to Secretary of Defence Denis Healey on the role of British forces in the Gulf 'The Forthcoming Struggle in the Arabian Gulf', Sawt Al Arab, Cairo, 3 November 1967 US State Department's assessment of the British presence in and stabilisation of the Gulf Parliamentary question from Ben Whitaker to Foreign Secretary Goronwy Roberts on the expiry date of UK defence treaty commitments in the Gulf with further comments Article on 'Support for Iranian Militar