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FO 371/127177

International Convention for protection of foreign investments, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to the International Convention for protection of foreign investments. It includes a copy of the Treaties for the Encouragement and Protection of Foreign Investment: Present United States Practice and copies of the revised draft memorandum entitled "Protection of Foreign Investments".
FO 371/132514

Visit by representative of Bank of England to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to the proposed visit by a representative of the Bank of England to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
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 370/2870

Draft research paper on machinery of inter-Arab cooperation, 1966

This file contains a Joint Research Department memorandum on the machinery of Inter-Arab Cooperation. The memorandum includes notes on the origin of Arab organisations and institutions responsible for the coordination and development of political, economic, and cultural affairs among Arab countries.
FO 370/2856

Draft research paper on machinery of inter-Arab cooperation, 1966

This file contains a research memorandum elaborating the proliferation and intervention of Arab organisations and agencies for Arab Unity. The memorandum includes notes on the origin of Arab organisations and various institutions for coordination and development in political, economic, and cultural affairs among Arab countries.
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.
FO 248/13

India, Bushire, and interior of Persia, 1809

This file contains handwritten correspondence relating to the British Government's accounting and bookkeeping practices in Persia, as well as the maintenance of supplies for British Government employees.

FCO 96/1651

Qatar: gas, 1 January 1982 - 31 December 1982

This file contains correspondence relating to the arbitration and settlement of the dispute between the Shell and the Government of Qatar over Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) pipeline explosion, North Field Gas project, and BP's negotiations for securing services agreement with the Government of Qatar to provide services for on-shore operations of the Qatar General Petroleum Corporation. The file includes statistics on crude oil exports for the period 1970-1979 and a country assessment paper on Qatar.
FCO 96/1310

Qatar: gas, 1 January 1981 - 31 December 1981

This file contains correspondence relating to the development of the North Field Gas project, the Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) plant, the emergence of possible commercial opportunities in Qatar, a visit to the United Kingdom (UK) by the British Ambassador to Doha to study the commercial opportunities for British firms in Qatar and test the interest of British Petroleum, Shell and other companies in the development of the North Field Gas and LNG projects. The file includes a summary of Shell’s dispute with the Government of Qatar due to the explosion of a Natural Gas Liquids pipeline.
FCO 96/1309

Qatar: gas, 1 January 1981 - 31 December 1981

This file contains correspondence relating to Shell’s apparent culpability in the construction of the new pipeline carrying associated natural gas liquids from the off-shore Qatari oil fields to the industrial area at Umm Said. It includes Qatar annual review for 1980, meetings on financing of the North Dome project, and regarding British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s visit to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.
FCO 96/147

Economic co-operation with Qatar, 1 January 1974 - 31 December 1974

This file contains correspondence relating to oil supplies of Qatar, negotiations on Qatar Petroleum Company’s buy-back oil price, economic and industrial development of Qatar in coperation with United Kingdom, Shell’s industrial prospects in Qatar, bilateral trade relations between France and Qatar, and proposed construction of oil refinery in Qatar.
FCO 31/6608

Aid from the United Nations, the United Arab Emirates and Norway to Somalia, 1 January 1991 - 31 December 1991

This file contains correspondence relating to emergency aid to Somalia from the United Arab Emirates, and Norway.