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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 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'.
FCO 8/2080

Political situation in Qatar, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns the political situation in Qatar, covering the period January to December 1973.
FCO 8/2525

Internal political situation in Qatar, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file relates to the internal political situation in Qatar.
FCO 8/1724

Independence for Qatar, 1971 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file relates to the independence of Qatar.
FCO 8/1988

Political situation in Kuwait, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file relates to the political situation in Kuwait.
FCO 8/1255

Intelligence reports, 1969 Jan 01-1969 Dec 31

This file contains Trucial States Intelligence Reports from 20 October 1968 (number 22) to 21 December 1969 (number 49).
FCO 8/938

Bahrain's problems with Iran, 1968 Jan 01-1968 Dec 31

This file relates to the dispute between Bahrain and Iran in the period of October and December 1968, discussed between HM Embassy in Tehran, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, various Political Agencies in the Gulf and the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
FCO 8/83

Arms control, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from the Political Agent in Bahrain A D Parsons to the Deputy Political Resident in the Persian Gulf H G Balfour-Paul on arms control in Bahrain and retrocession of jurisdiction Letter by Balfour-Paul to M S Weir at Arabian Department, Bahrain, 20 February 1967 Conversation between the Political Agent in Qatar R H M Boyle and the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani on arms control and the Ruler's consideration of the subject Letter from Parsons to Weir urging the separation of discussions about retrocession and arms con
FO 1016/260

Slavery in Persian Gulf States, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to: HMG's advice to Gulf Sheikhs to resist attempts by Saudi Arabia to recover runaway slaves Attempts to recover British protected persons who have been enslaved in Saudi Arabia, including the case of Afrah Bint Mohammad who was kidnapped from Buraimi The extinction, in Bahrain, of forced unpaid labour in date gardens and debt bondage in pearl diving The regulations governing pearl diving, issued by the Ruler of Qatar The manumission of slaves across the Trucial Coast, including: Id Bin Suwaid, a slave of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh S
FO 1016/62

Appointment of a British Adviser to Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah al Thani, ruler of Qatar, 1949 Aug 20-1950 Nov 11

This file relates to the appointment of an advisor to the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani.
FO 371/148905

Internal Political Situation: Muscat and Oman, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Question of how to engage with the Imam of Oman Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i and the main rebel leaders, particularly Taleb Bin Ali Al Hina’i, Sheikh Sulaiman Bin Himyar Al Nabhani and Saleh Bin Isa (37, 21, 29-30) Assessment by the Consul General in Muscat W N Monteith of the reasons for the problems with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's rule in Oman (22, 25) Possibility of F C L Chauncy being asked by the Sultan to be his special advisor (23, 26) Manifesto for a new Omani political party [translation enclosed] (24)