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FO 371/168672

Economic report for 1962, 1963

This file contains the: Economic Report for Bahrain for the quarter ending 31 December 1962 (1) Annual Economic Report for Bahrain for 1962 (2) Economic Report for Bahrain for the quarter ending 31 March 1963 (3) Economic Report for Bahrain for the quarter ending 30 June 1963 (4) Economic Report for Bahrain for the quarter ending 30 September 1963 (5)

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.
FO 371/109945

Employees of Bahrain Petroleum Company: large increase in rates of pay and salaries ordered by King Saud, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Screening of Indians and Pakistanis seeking employment with the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) (1) BAPCO's proposal to increase wages and improve working conditions in response to the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) doing the same (2-4) Strike by taxi drivers, bus drivers and haulage contractor drivers in Bahrain regarding third party insurance (5)

FO 371/109916

Disagreements between Trucial Coast rulers and British contractors, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposed legal action against M Buckmaster by R A J Lippett and Abdul Rahman Khalifa, both for defamation of character.
FO 371/156687

Economic reports on Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms for 1960, 1961

This file contains: Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms of Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman - Economic Report No. 4 of 1960, for December Quarter (1) Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms of Bahrain, Qatar, and the Trucial States and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman - Economic Review for 1960, along with a covering letter providing a summary of notable developments. There is also a confidential annex to the annual economic review (2) Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms of Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman - Economic Report No.
FO 371/168901

Hejaz railway, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Rehabilitation of the Hejaz Railway from Ma'an to Medina [map included] (1) £10 million contract to restore the Hejaz line. It includes details about construction contracts, and translated recent press articles (2-4)

FO 371/157059

Minerals, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to the possibility of establishing new commissions for the exploration of gold and precious metals in Abu Dhabi. The Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan is keen, but the oil companies do not believe there will be much to find (1-3).

FO 371/157045

Roads, 1961

This file contains a report by F H F Williams of the Road Research Laboratory and related correspondence. It examines the road network and its usage and maintenance in the Trucial States and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (1).