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FCO 14/935

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

This file contains correspondence about UK/Saudi air service negotiations, revision of UK/Saudi Arabian route schedule, the question of the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) stopover rights in Jedda and Bahrain, exemption agreement with Saudi Arabia on profits of air and shipping lines, and Memorandum of Understanding signed between representatives of the Saudi Arabian and United Kingdom aeronautical authorities.
FCO 8/3518

UK arms sales to the United Arab Emirates, 1980 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31

This file relates to the UK’s arms sales to the UAE. It contains correspondence concerning: The efforts by HMG to get the UAE to agree to a contract for Hawk aircraft in preference to the French Alphajet.
FCO 8/3517

UK arms sales to the United Arab Emirates, 1980 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31

This file relates to the UK’s arms sales to the UAE. It contains correspondence concerning: The sale of Chieftain tanks to Abu Dhabi. It includes: the discussions with Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan; an article in the Middle East Economic Digest on the UAE’s interest in expanding its armoured division; and possible US interest and bids in this area The UAE’s intent to purchase aircraft, with the interest of the British Aerospace (BAE) in bidding for the contract.
FO 464/17

Arabia: miscellaneous papers, 1962-1968, 1962 Jan 01 - 1968 Dec 31

This file contains Orders in Council relating to Arabia and the Gulf from 1962-1967. In particular it relates to: Muscat, Qatar, Aden, the Trucial States and Bahrain. These orders cover topics including: Amendments of orders, transfers of jurisdiction, airports, aviation, pharmaceutical regulations, customs duties, finance, commerce, ports, traffic, currency, immigration, doctors, alcohol, drugs, pesticides, the Trucial Oman Scouts, labour, police, patents, leasing of land, prisons, criminal procedure, explosives and contract law.

FCO 8/103

Submission on allowance of Persian Gulf Regulations, 1967

This file contains a memorandum by Francis Vallat which recommends that the Foreign Secretary allow four regulations made by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf: Bahrain Port Regulation, 1966 Bahrain Income Tax (Amendment) Regulation, 1966 Dubai Air Traffic Regulations, 1966 Dubai Customs Regulation, 1966

FO 371/163033

Economic report for 1961, 1962

This file contains: Quarterly economic report on the Trucial States, 31 December 1961 (1) Annual economic report on the Trucial States for 1961 (2) Annual economic report on Abu Dhabi for 1961 (3) Quarterly economic reports on Abu Dhabi, 1 January-30 September 1962 (4, 7, 9) Quarterly economic reports on the Trucial States (excluding Abu Dhabi), 1 January-30 September 1962 (5-6, 8)

FO 371/168878

Economic conditions, 1963

This file contains:The Economic Report for Saudi Arabia for February-March 1963 and related correspondence (1)The first impressions of the Saudi Arabian economic scene by Commercial Secretary D A Hamley and related correspondence. It also contains a table illustrating the 'Exports by Main Manufacturing-Countries (Non-Communist) to Saudi Arabia' as of 30 June 1963 (2)The Department of Technical Cooperation's request to be included in the list of distribution of general papers (3)The Economic Report for Saudi Arabia for April-September 1963 and related correspondence (4).
FO 371/168748

Annual economic report for 1962, 1963

This file contains the: Economic Report for Kuwait, including the rate of exchange and selected share prices, for the period October-December 1962 (1) Annual Economic Report for Kuwait for 1962 (2) Economic Report for Kuwait, including the rate of exchange, selected share prices, and money in circulation, for the period January-March 1963 (3) Economic Report for Kuwait, including the rate of exchange, selected share prices, and money in circulation, for the period April-June 1963 and correspondence about delayed reports (4)

FO 371/157023

Economy, 1961

This file contains the Trucial States Economic Report No 3 for the quarter ending 30 September 1961 (1).