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FCO 8/5843

Ministerial, official and private visits from Kuwait to the UK, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns ministerial, official and private visits from Kuwait, from January to October 1985.
FO 1016/309

Bahrain: movement for representational government, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter by the Political Agent J W Wall on demands for representative Government in Bahrain Announcement by the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa on judicial reform Series of proclamations by the High Executive Committee (Al Hay'at al Tanfidhiyah al 'Ulya') of the National Movement Organisation, 2 November to 10 December 1954 Announcement by Sheikh Salman on the appointment of six officials to investigate matters concerning education, public health, judicial matters and public security, 11 December 1954.
FO 371/149051

Trucial Oman Scouts, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Question of the transfer of jurisdiction over the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS) to Abu Dhabi (42-43) Arrangements for Faisal Sultan and Mohammad Saleh to begin a course at Mons Officer Cadet School in Aldershot (44) Enquiry about Mulazim Thoma of the TOS and his entitlement to leave in Lebanon (45) Proposal for Colonel H J Bartholomew to be appointed as the new Commandant of the TOS, in succession to Colonel S L A Carter (46) Summary of meetings with Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, at which an outstanding TOS murder case was
FO 371/140077

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman. Code BA file 1015 (papers 80 to 90), 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to: The proposed contact with the rebels and the use of Khansaheb Hussein as a messenger (80) An extract from and 1899 report from Muscat stating the sultan's selfish indifference to internal troubles and reliance on British protection (81) An extract from Bertram Thomas' 1938 lecture on Arab Rule Under the Al Bu Saeed Dynasty of Oman 1741-1937 (82) Information that King Saud's indiscreet revelation of his designs on Oman during an audience with the leading Omani rebels (85) An appreciation of the situation on 12 August 1958 by Major J A