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FCO 8/1352

Lighthouse on Tunb Island, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file relates to the Middle East Navigation Aids Service (MENAS), which is owned by HMG, and the lighthouses it maintains in the Gulf. It relates primarily to the Tunb Islands, which are disputed between Ras Al Khaimah and Iran, though the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi is willing to make some concessions to Iran. The file contains correspondence concerning the legal position of the lighthouse stationed there and the question of its future management.
FO 371/109945

Employees of Bahrain Petroleum Company: large increase in rates of pay and salaries ordered by King Saud, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Screening of Indians and Pakistanis seeking employment with the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) (1) BAPCO's proposal to increase wages and improve working conditions in response to the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) doing the same (2-4) Strike by taxi drivers, bus drivers and haulage contractor drivers in Bahrain regarding third party insurance (5)

FO 371/156697

Operation of the Persian Gulf Light Service, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: Enquiry from the Embassy of the Netherlands in the UK, regarding sharing in the costs of maintenance of lighthouses in the Red Sea (1) Payment received from the Netherlands covering their share in the maintenance costs of Red Sea lighthouses (2) Visit to the Foreign Office by a lawyer representing the Administration Générale des Phares de l'Empire Ottoman Maitre A. Biliotti, which formerly operated the Red Sea Lights and has a longstanding claim for compensation against HMG.