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FCO 96/1309

Qatar: gas, 1 January 1981 - 31 December 1981

This file contains correspondence relating to Shell’s apparent culpability in the construction of the new pipeline carrying associated natural gas liquids from the off-shore Qatari oil fields to the industrial area at Umm Said. It includes Qatar annual review for 1980, meetings on financing of the North Dome project, and regarding British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s visit to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.
FCO 96/147

Economic co-operation with Qatar, 1 January 1974 - 31 December 1974

This file contains correspondence relating to oil supplies of Qatar, negotiations on Qatar Petroleum Company’s buy-back oil price, economic and industrial development of Qatar in coperation with United Kingdom, Shell’s industrial prospects in Qatar, bilateral trade relations between France and Qatar, and proposed construction of oil refinery in Qatar.
FCO 93/1248

Attitude of the United Arab Emirates to the Arab/Israel dispute, 22 February 1977 - 21 December 1977

This file contains correspondence relating to the views of United Arab Emirates and Qatar concerning the situation in the Middle East, particularly the Arab/Israel dispute.
FCO 57/339

Events surrounding Qatar's first representation in London, 1 January 1972 - 31 December 1972

This file contains correspondence relating to the events surrounding Qatar's first representation in London, and concerns about the appointment of Sheikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Thani as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary for the State of Qatar. It icludes a personality note on Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saif Al Thani.

FCO 47/1151

British community in Qatar, 1 January 1982 - 31 December 1982

This file contains correspondence relating to the drafting a civil contingency plan for Qatar.
FCO 26/1725

Information policy report on Qatar, 1 January 1975 - 31 December 1975

This file contains the Information Policy Report on developments in the information sphere in Qatar for the year 1975, and on the effectiveness of BBC’s Arabic service in Qatar.

FCO 26/1414

Information Policy Report from Qatar, 1 January 1973 - 31 December 1973

This file contains correspondence relating to the quality of information published in the Information Policy Report for Qatar.
FCO 17/310

Visit by King Hussein to Baghdad and the Gulf, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to King Hussein’s tour of Gulf States; Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia.

FCO 14/967

Air Service Agreements between the United Kingdom and Qatar, 1 January 1972 - 31 December 1972

This file contains correspondence relating to air services agreements between the United Kingdom (UK) and Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. It includes a report prepared by the British Embassy in Beirut about an ambassy representative's visit to Qatar, and a draft text of the agreement between the UK Government and the Government of Qatar for air services between and beyond their respective territories.
FCO 13/741

British Council activities in Qatar, 1 January 1974 - 31 December 1974

This file contains correspondence relating to the establishment of a university in Qatar and involvement of British Council in various development projects in Qatar. Other subjects discussed in the file are the influence of Egyptian teachers in the education sector in Qatar, taxation of foreign earnings, and an information Policy Report for Qatar for the year 1973-1974.

FCO 13/593

British Council activities in Qatar, 1971 - 1972

This file contains correspondence relating to the establishment and the functions of British Council in Bahrain and in Qatar, the premises for British Council in Qatar, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the United Kingdom and the Government of Bahrain, and a draft of the MOU signed between the United Kingdom and the Government of Qatar.
FCO 8/7478

Qatari foreign policy, 1 January 1989 - 31 December 1989

This file contains correspondence relating to foreign relations of Qatar with Sudan, Cuba, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, and Lebanon. It includes Qatar's proposal to seek election for the seat of Vice-Chairman at the General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) as well as Qatar’s accession to the Nuclear and Non-Proliferation Treaty, a report of the Secretary General regarding the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East, and the supply of Chinese weapons to Gulf States.