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FO 1016/658

Boundary limitations of Dhofar, 1958

This file concerns the location of the boundary between Dhofar and the rest of Oman and how this impacts on the oil concessions granted to Cities Service Oil Company Limited and to Petroleum Development (Oman) Limited (PDO).
FO 371/132546

Political relations between countries of Arabia and UK, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: Article carried by Reuters [enclosed] stating that the Foreign Office is rethinking its Middle East policy, and claiming that officials think that the existing agreements between the UK and local rulers in the Gulf are out of date (16) Extract from BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, containing a summary of a Middle East News Association report, in which the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi stated that no Union of Arab Emirates could be realised unless it emanated from the Arab people, and that any efforts to link such a unio
FO 371/109923

Immigration control in the Trucial States: new Queen's Regulation amending Trucial Oman Levies Regulation 1951, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Draft passport regulations for the Gulf to supersede the 1952 Passport Regulation and to be applied initially to Bahrain followed by Kuwait, Qatar and possibly the Trucial States (1) Proposed measures to improve British control over immigration into the Trucial States.
FO 1016/27

Kuwait-Iraq frontier demarcation, 1950 Feb 19-Nov 30

This file relates to the frontiers of Kuwait and Iraq. It contains correspondence on: Request from Sheikh Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah to delimit the frontier between Kuwait and Iraq as soon as possible Note verbale requesting the results of the investigation by the Iraqi authorities of the frontier incident near Khashm Al Adhaim Details given on the investigations carried out by the Iraqi authorities to the incident Exchange of correspondence relating to the agreement with the Iraq Government on the definition and demarcation of the frontier

FO 1016/16

Bu Saafah - Bahrain and Saudi Arabia: seabed claims, 1949 Sept 27-Nov 30

This file relates to the Bu Saafah Bahrain-Saudi Arabia seabed claims.
FO 1016/14

Kuwait: seabed and island concessions, 1949 Sep 3-Nov 10

This file relates to the concessions for Kuwait seabed and islands.