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FCO 8/2890

UK/UAE Joint Committee: general, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns matters about the UK-UAE Joint Committee, December 1976 to December 1977.
FCO 8/5850

Relations between Oman and the UK, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns relations between Oman and the UK.
FCO 8/1918

Oil affairs in Saudi Arabia, 1972 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file concerns affairs relating to oil in Saudi Arabia.
FCO 8/1686

Agricultural development in Oman, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is about agricultural development in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, February to December 1971.
FCO 8/725

Muncipal council finally sits, 1968

This file contains a letter from the Political Agent in Qatar R H M Boyle to M S Weir on the first meeting of Doha Municipal Council.

FCO 8/76

Membership of FAO, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Selection of the Director of Agriculture, Michel Farah to represent Qatar at the Conference of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, November 1967 Selection of the Director of Information Sheikh Mohammad Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Director of Agriculture Sheikh Ibrahim Bin Hamad Al Khalifa and a secretary to represent Bahrain at the Fourteenth Conference of the FAO taking place in Rome, November 1967 Letter from the Director-General of the FAO A H Boerma to Director of the Bahrain Finance Department on the admission of tha
FCO 8/75

Membership of FAO, 1967

This file contains correspondence relating to: Application by the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa for his state to become an associate member of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 23 July 1967 Application by the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani for his state to become an associate member of the FAO, 17 August 1967 Privileges and immunities in the Gulf States for members of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) The Bahrain International Organisations (Immunities and Privile
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 1016/321

Fao date gardens: claim against Ruler of Kuwait, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to:A claim by Qasim Abdul Baqi Al Zuhair on behalf of the heirs of Ali Pasha Al Zuhair against the Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Abdulla Al Saleem Al Sabah concerning the yield from the latter's date gardens in the tract of land known as Bashiyyah and located in Faddaqiyyah. It includes letters from Al Zuhair to C J Pelly and Sheikh Abdulla, dispatched from BasraThe postponement of the case until July 1954, reported in the Basra Monthly Summary.

FO 371/179940

Jurisdiction, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: Request for a copy of the Pesticides Ordinance approved by six of the Trucial States and a further approach to the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan to obtain his signature and enable the implementation of parallel legislation in Bahrain; the approval of the ordinance by Judge Subhi Hijab and its rejection by Sheikh Shakhbut; the Northern Trucial States Pesticides (Control) Regulation 1965 (Queen's Regulation No 4 of 1965) by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf,and approved on 24 August 1965 (4, 7, 20) Tru
FO 371/109891

Kuwait-Iraq Water and Irrigation Scheme, 1954

This file contains: Final report on the development of the Shatt Al Arab Water Supply Scheme for Kuwait, prepared by Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners for the Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Abdulla Al Salem Al Sabah. It includes maps, diagrams, scientific analysis of water and soil and images (54) Related correspondence, including: the agreement of the Government of Iraq to supply water from the Shatt Al Arab River to Kuwait and its terms; delays on the part of the British Government; the question of Iraq's attitude; and a summary of the report (48-51)

FO 371/156804

Agriculture, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: Progress of the experiments being carried out at the Nizwa Agricultural Station (1) Invitation to the Agricultural Advisor at the Middle East Development Division J C Eyre to attend the Farmers' Day at Nizwa (2) Report on the Farmers' Day (3) Report by Eyre entitled 'Comments on agricultural development in Muscat and Oman', along with a covering letter (4) Comments on Eyre's report, and particularly on his suggestion that a second agricultural station should be opened at Sohar.