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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.
FCO 8/5821

Saudi Arabia-Bahrain Causeway, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file relates to the construction of a causeway between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
FO 1016/841

Trucial States: water resources, 1966 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: 'Trucial States Development Water Resources Survey, Progress Report for December, 1965' from Sir William Halcrow & Partners Limited to the Director of the Trucial States Development Office Acting Director of the Trucial States Council, C B Kendall's authorisation of the Chief Resident Engineer of Halcrow, N G Allen to purchase a suitable drilling rig for the Council Planned visit by Professor Howard Bowen-Jones of Durham University and Dr Stanley Gordon Willimott of the universities of Reading and Southampton to parts of Jordan 
FO 1016/463

Agency Building: site and title deeds; maps, plans and correspondence, 1954

This file relates to the site and title deeds of the Political Agency building in Doha, Qatar. It includes correspondence relating to: Title deeds in Arabic and an English translation Three plans of the proposed new Political Agency building and the boundaries with text in Arabic and requests for approval from Kuwait's Public Works Department

FO 371/148977

Economic development in Trucial States, 1960

This file relates to development and mapping in the Trucial States.