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ADM 127/61

Letters from Commodore-in-Charge, Persian Gulf Squadron, to Commander-in-Chief, India, concerning piracy, abduction of tridesmen and slavery in Persian Gulf. Movements of East India Company sloops and frigates, 1855 June - 1857 Dec.

This file contains letters covering a period from June to December 1855.
FCO 8/2895

Assassination of Saif Ghobash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, at Abu Dhabi airport, 25 October 1977, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns the assassination of the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Saif Saeed Ghobash at Abu Dhabi Airport as recorded in documents from October to November 1977.
FO 371/185381

Ports, harbours and shipping, 1966

This file relates to ports, harbours and shipping in Oman.
FCO 8/5416

Naval mines in the Persian Gulf: possible mine clearance operations, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file relates to naval mines in the Gulf.
ADM 127/65

Correspondence from Government of India (Political Department) at Bombay to Persian Gulf and to ships of Persian Gulf Squadron., 1856 Feb. - 1857 Mar.

This file contains letters covering the period from February 1856 to March 1857. The letters consist of correspondence between the Resident in the Persian Gulf F Jones and the Secretary to the Government of Bombay H S Anderson.
ADM 127/51

Reports on piracy and tribal warfare in the Gulf, 1843 Dec. - 1846 Mar

This file contains letters covering the period from December 1843 to March 1846. The letters mostly concern reports of and instructions regarding the movements of ships in the Gulf and requests for the transmission of letters, packets, money, and other provisions between Bassadore [Basidu], Bushire [Bushehr], Bassarah [Basra] and Baghdad.
FCO 8/790

Armed forces, 1967-1968

This file contains the reports of the UK's Defence Attaché in Saudi Arabia C S Fitzpatrick; his annual reports for 1966 and 1967; and his monthly reports February to April 1967 and September 1967 to February 1968.
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.
FCO 8/5797

Iran-Iraq War: attitude of the Gulf States, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This concerns the Iran-Iraq war.
FCO 8/684

Population census, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to a letter from D E S Blatherwick to A Ibbott about the publication of the census for Kuwait.

FO 1016/568

Omani Liberation Army, 1957

This file relates to the military situation in Muscat and Oman. It contains correspondence concerning: Situation reports, updates, and telegrams on military matters in Oman.
FO 1016/551

Internal political situation: Bahrain, 1957

This file relates to the internal political situation in Bahrain.