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FO 686/12

Intelligence and reports from Mecca, 1920-1921

This file is about various intelligence reports from the Agents at Mecca. The reports cover various information on the internal political, social and day-to-day affairs of Mecca, Madina, Taif, Yemen, Syria, Hejaz, etc.
FO 371/168706

Civil development, 1963

This file relates to civil development in Muscat and Oman.
FCO 8/2373

Oil affairs in Sharjah, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file concerns the settlement of the dispute between Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain with regards to oil revenues collected from a joint oil concession between Sharjah and Iran for the oil fields off Abu Musa Island.
FO 1016/555

Administration of Muscat, 1957

This file relates to the internal situation in Muscat and Oman regarding development and administration. It contains correspondence concerning: F C L Chauncy’s enquiries to the government of Zanzibar for possible suggestions on people to fill various posts in Muscat, from agricultural officers to tutors A report on agriculture in Muscat and Oman by the Director of Agriculture in Bahrain Aubrey Van Ollenbach.
FO 1016/362

Diary of Agency's activities, 1954

This file contains:The Kuwait Diaries for 1954 (12 monthly editions), providing details of the activities of the Political Agency and of events in Kuwait.
FO 371/163058

Water supply, 1962

This file relates to water resources in the Trucial States.
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.