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FCO 30/3044

European political co-operation and the Middle East: Euro-Arab dialogue and Experts' Meeting, 1 January 1975 - 31 December 1975

This file contains correspondence relating to the Euro-Arab Dialogue. It includes background notes and briefs for the experts’ meetings at Abu Dhabi on 22 to 27 November 1975 and at Brussels from 23 to 24 October 1975. Some of the briefs include political affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Palestine Liberation Organisation, the Arab League, industrialisation, infrastructure, financial cooperation, agriculture, and rural development.
FCO 8/5802

Ministerial visits from the UK to the Gulf, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns the visits of UK ministers to the Gulf.
FCO 8/4291

Ministerial visits from the UK to the Middle East: general, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns UK ministerial visits and the exploration of commercial opportunities in the Gulf.
FCO 8/3816

Ministerial visits from the UK to the Persian Gulf: general, 1981 Jan 01 - 1981 Dec 31

This file relates to ministerial visits to the Gulf.
CO 1069/826

MISCELLANEOUS 98. Official visit to the UK of the Sheikh of Dubai, June 1959., 1959

An album of photographs taken during the visit of the Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum to the UK in June 1959. The photographs capture Sheikh Rashid's meetings with Foreign Minister John Profumo at the Foreign Office; and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan at Number 10 Downing Street. The photographs also document Sheikh Rashid's visits to: Garrard and Company Limited; the Tower of London and Crown Jewels; Rover Company Limited; Madame Tussauds; London Planetarium; London County Hall; London Council Chamber; and the London Underground.

FCO 8/513

Future of Bahrain and Protection Treaty, 1967-1968

This file relates to the formal notice given to Bahrain of the British withdrawal from the Gulf.
FO 1016/98

Report on a tour of Batinah from 17th to 24th February 1951, 1951 Feb 17-Feb 24

This file contains the Political Agent F C L Chauncy's description of his tour of Batinah in February 1951. He reported on agriculture, Sohar, Kalba, Khor Fakkan [Khawr Fakkan], travel times by lorry between various places and the kidnapping of women by the Bani Qitab and Bani Afar tribes.

FO 371/105683

Ministry of Civil Aviation Mission to the Persian Gulf; consideration of siting of Kuwait airfield and general problems of Bahrain and Sharjah. Code GA file 105, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to: Designation of aerodromes in British territories overseas under the Chicago Convention, involving Kuwait and Bahrain (1-2) Restrictions on the use of the Muscat airfield by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Saeed Bin Taimur (3) Proposal by Airwork to operate a freight service to Jebel Ali, a potentially disputed area (4, 6, 12) Arrangements for a Ministry of Civil Aviation mission to the Gulf during April-May 1953 to study conditions and discuss related issues, including: an overview of upcoming Air Ministry plans in the Gulf; briefs on t
FO 371/114688

Agricultural development in the Trucial States, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Trucial States water drilling programme (1) Introduction of schemes and measures to improve agricultural output on the Trucial Coast with the assistance of Captain Huntington and the Director of Agriculture in Bahrain, Dr Aubrey Van Ollenbach (2-3) Request for authority of about £400 to cover the erection of a house for Huntington at the research station (4) Purchase of a weighing machine to enable Huntington to weigh fertilisers, etc (5) Van Ollenbach's report concerning agricultural development and possibilities in the Trucial Stat
FO 371/185573

Law and order, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Retrocession to be made permanent in traffic cases (1) Future retrocession of HMG jurisdiction in Abu Dhabi (2) Original of the Trucial State Transfer of Jurisdiction (Abu Dhabi traffic) Regulation 1966 (Queen's Regulations No 2 of 1966) and the Abu Dhabi regulation 1966 (Queen's Regulation No 3 of 1966) (5) Record of a meeting on retrocession at Abu Dhabi on 2 February 1966 (6) Note on the farewell visit of Sir John Wyatt to the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan on the 27 and 28 February 1966 (9)