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FO 1016/681

Rehabilitation of villages on Jebel Akhdar, 1959

This file concerns the rehabilitation of the war-damaged villages on Jebel Akhdar.
FCO 8/111

Bahrain: Bahrain Currency No 14, Bahrain Currency Specifications No 15 Qatar: Dangerous Drugs, 1967

This file contains the following regulations, along with related correspondence: Qatar Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Regulation, 1967 Bahrain Currency (Specifications) Regulation, 1967 Bahrain Currency (Amendment) Regulation, 1967 Memorandum by Francis Vallat which recommends that the Foreign Secretary allow these regulations

FO 371/156788

Economic development, 1961

This file relates to civil development in the Gulf, particularly Muscat and Oman.
FO 371/149016

Commercial relations between countries of Arabia and UK, 1960

This file relates to expenditure on military and development programmes in 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 371/156789

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 371/185530

Assistance to Trucial States, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's request for HMG's help in recruiting a British Director of Finance. It includes details of the circumstances behind this request and pressure within the Ruling Family (7) New Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's request for assistance in finding a British firm of solicitors to act as legal advisors (23) Trucial States Council considering the appointment of a director of medical and public health services (30)

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 371/174577

Health care, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: HMG's desire to transfer control of the Muscat Charitable Hospital from the Consulate-General to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman (5, 7) Treasury's agreement to fund essential building repairs required at the hospital as a result of a prior absence of money from the civil development subsidy being designated for maintenance (9)

FO 371/162850

Meetings with Sultan, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: Suggested discussion topics for when John Profumo the Secretary of State for War meets Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur the Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1) A brief prepared for Profumo in advance of his meeting with the Sultan (2) The concern that the Sultan might not be well disposed towards Profumo and possible reasons for this. Also included is another copy of the brief prepared for Profumo in advance of his meeting with the Sultan (3) Details of a visit by W H T Luce to the Sultan.
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.
FO 371/109947

Formation of Trade Unions in Persian Gulf: strikes in Kuwait, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Investigation into the identity and nationality of Ashraf Kamal after he made a speech at the World Federation of Trade Unions Congress in Vienna (1) Strike of Indian and Pakistani artisans living in the Jiwan Camp, Kuwait.