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FO 370/1904

Lists of papers produced by Research Department, 1949

This file contains research papers on Palestine and Turkey produced by Sections of the Research Department at the Foreign Office, during the last quarter of 1948, and it includes a map of Palestine.
FCO 8/1226

Trucial States Development Office, 1968 Jan 01-1969 Dec 31

This file concerns funding for the Trucial States Development Office (TSDO).
FO 1016/681

Rehabilitation of villages on Jebel Akhdar, 1959

This file concerns the rehabilitation of the war-damaged villages on Jebel Akhdar.
FO 1016/853

Trucial States: internal security and policing (excluding Abu Dhabi), 1967 Jan 01 - 1967 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: The consultations between the Political Agency Dubai, Major J Briggs and Dr Tom Johnstone of the University of London on the training of prospective police officers in Arabic The planned visit by a member of the security service to the Dubai Petroleum Company The arrangements for A T Bevan, J I Burns, J K Humphreys and H J Pugsley to travel to Aden in order to receive training in Arabic language at the Command Arabic Language School The plan for W B Peskett to join the other officers for language training in Aden The assignment of of
FO 1016/852

Trucial States: internal security and policing (excluding Abu Dhabi), 1966 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to:The consideration of P J McGill and J K Humphreys for the posts of Commandant at Sharjah and Deputy Commandant at Dubai [including details of M J McKinlay and L A H Lack] and the possible consideration of P F Murch serving as officer in the Special Branch; and the assessment by Major F C L Chauncy of McGill's earlier service in MuscatThe loyalty of locally enlisted police forces with particular reference to the Dubai Police ForceThe proposal for the secondment of an Arab police officer from Amman to serve in SharjahA proposal to award contracts to

FO 1016/735

Trucial Oman Scouts: possible retention in Abu Dhabi, 1966 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31

This file relates to the administration of the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS) and the transfer of TOS Headquarters.
FO 371/156788

Economic development, 1961

This file relates to civil development in the Gulf, particularly Muscat and Oman.
FO 371/140143

Economy of Trucial States. Code BA file 1104 (papers 18 to 52), 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to: 14th meeting of the Trucial States Council, which includes agendas and minutes of the council meeting, as well as for the meetings of the Education Committee and the Public Health Committee; and the text of an address by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to the Council (20, 18) Statement of expenditure under the Trucial States Development Scheme for the first quarter of the 1959-60 financial year along with notes and comments (26) Requests regarding expenditure for particular items under the Trucial States development

FO 371/157062

Police forces, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: The report of Major R Waggitt on the formation of a Trucial States police force, based on the proposals of D F Hawley, and the role of the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS); the rejection of Waggitt's proposals by Sir W H T Luce and his counter-proposal for the formation of a small, mobile wing of the TOS based at Sharjah for patrolling urban areas (16, 26) The secondment of an experienced police officer to provide advice to the TOS.
FO 371/156789

Estimates for civil development, 1961

This file contains: Statements produced by the Muscat and Oman Development Department giving the returns of civil development expenditure to 31 December 1960 and the forecast of expenditure for the quarter from 1 January to 31 March along with related correspondence (1) Forecast of expenditure for the quarter from 1 April to 30 June 1961 along with related correspondence (3) Statement of development funds from 1 April 1960 to 31 March 1961 and the statement of development funds from 1 January to 31 March 1961 along with related correspondence (4) Comments on the civi
FO 371/149024

Commercial relations between countries of Arabia and UK, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Acknowledgement of the value of the report produced by Brigadier M R J Hope-Thomson in aiding the military reorganisation of Muscat and Oman (115) Offer from the company John Birch to service all Development Department motor transport and road building and related machinery in Muscat and Oman (116) Muscat defence estimates for 1960-61 and the out-turn for 1959-60 (117) Funding details for long term civil development proposals, particularly relating to health centres and schools (118) Problem of controlling the expenditure of the Sult
FO 371/174565

Civil development proposals, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur's civil development proposals for the three year period from April 1965. This includes completion of the Batinah road, the rebuilding of health centres, a third experimental farm, primary school improvements, the building of a government garage, broadcasting and the appointment of a fisheries' officer.