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FCO 8/1348

Annual report for 1969 by the judge of the chief court in the Persian Gulf, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file contains the 1969 Annual Report by the Judge of the Chief Court for the Persian Gulf W J Palmer. The appendices include statistics relating to criminal and civil cases.
FCO 8/1820

W J Palmer, Judge of Chief Court for Persian Gulf: annual report 1971, 1972 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file contains the Annual Report by the Judge of the Chief Court for the Persian Gulf W J Palmer for the year 1971, which covers in particular the end of Britain’s special treaty relations with the Gulf States and the closure of British courts in the region when jurisdiction was retroceded. It includes tables listing crime statistics and appeals lodged in the year 1971.
FCO 8/721

Annual reviews for 1966 and 1967, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: The annual 'Review of Events in Qatar in 1966' submitted by the Political Agent in Doha R H M Boyle to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf R S Crawford in Bahrain, December 1966.
FCO 8/681

Oil, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from J A N Graham to A E D Chamier about a Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) plan for the maintenance of essential services in the Company area in the event of a strike British Intelligence Survey on Kuwait and Kuwait Neutral Zone oil storage and distribution, including an appendix on product storage at Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery (as at December 1964) Daily average production figures for KOC for the first six months of 1966, and the first six months of 1967 released by St James's Advertising and Publishing Company Limited Letter from Ambass
FCO 8/991

Annual Court report for 1968, 1969 Jan 01-1969 Dec 31

This file contains: An annual court report from 1968, discussing the structure and progress towards the retrocession of jurisdiction in Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Dhabi and the Trucial States An analysis of the criminal cases calendar from 1968

FCO 8/99

Annual reports of courts 1966 and 1967, 1967-1968

This file contains the Annual Reports for 1966 and 1967 made under the provisions of the Persian Gulf Orders in Council. It also contains correspondence relating to: Presumption that the present absence of a Judge of the Chief Court removes the obligation to produce the usual annual report; and an agreement that Judge William John Palmer should submit the report in his capacity of Registrar of the Chief Court

FO 371/185214

Legal jurisdiction in Persian Gulf states, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Progress in return of jurisdiction to the Gulf Rulers (1) Proposal to abolish capital punishment in HMG's jurisdiction (2, 5, 9) Comments on Sir John Whyatt's draft model decree on the subject of human rights and the issue of whether Gulf Rulers would enact such a decree (3) Annual Report for 1965 by Judge Whyatt (6) Discussion of jurisdiction in cases concerning British forces personnel in Bahrain, draft copies of the Bahrain Order, 1966 and the retrocession of HMG's jurisdiction (7) Suggestion that the Fugitive Offenders Act
FO 371/168660

Legal jurisdiction in Persian Gulf states, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Summary of the case of the barrister K V Abraham and his residence permit in Bahrain; the possible association between Abraham and Arthur Guinness, Son & Company in Manama, a request by J P Tripp for the extension of Abraham's residence permit in Bahrain; the departure of Abraham from Bahrain without engaging in any legal proceedings (21, 29, 34, 39) Case involving an assistant of Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Limited (ADMA) and a citizen of Aden (22) Meeting between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi (23)
FO 371/185215

Judiciary in Persian Gulf, 1966

This file relates to judiciary in the Gulf. It contains correspondence on: Resignation of F Harland from the post of Registrar of the Court for Bahrain and of the Court for Qatar, including the instruments of appointment and revocation.
FO 371/126895

Internal political situation in Bahrain, 1957

This file contains: Answers to parliamentary questions asked by W N Warbey, regarding the deportation of prisoners from Bahrain to St Helena.