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FCO 8/4683

Qatar: country assessment paper, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns the updating of the country assessment paper for Qatar. It contains copies of the final draft of the paper and correspondence concerning its preparation.

FCO 8/5813

Gulf Heads of Mission Conference, Bahrain, January 1985, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file relates to the Gulf Heads of Mission Conference in Bahrain held on 11 January 1985, involving the British representatives at the Embassies in: Bahrain, Jeddah, Kuwait, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Aden, Sana'a, Baghdad and Tehran.
FCO 8/2524

Qatar: annual review for 1974, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file contains Ambassador D G Crawford's Annual Review and Calendar of Events for Qatar in 1974. It also contains related correspondence emphasising the Ruler of Qatar Amir Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani's handling of the economy, the difficulties of British construction firms securing contracts and proposals for a UK trade mission to Qatar. It also contains the Calendar of Events for 1973.

FCO 8/3147

Internal economic situation in United Arab Emirates, 1978 Jan 01 - 1978 Dec 31

This file concerns the internal economic situation in the UAE.
FCO 8/736

Devaluation of sterling, 1967

This file contains a letter from A J Ward of the Political Agency in Doha to D D Asprey of Commercial Relations and Export Department, Board of Trade on the devaluation of sterling and its effects on banking and trade in Qatar, with a 'List of British Firms which increased their Prices following STG Devaluation'.

FCO 8/589

Economy, 1967-1968

This file concerns trade and development in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
FO 1016/832

End of British Bank of Middle East monopoly in Dubai, 1966 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conversation between S J Black and Abdulla Al Ghurair on the establishment of the Oman Bank in Ras Al Khaimah and the likelihood that the Ruler Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi's account at British Bank of the Middle East can no longer be monitored; the departure of Majed Ghurair to Beirut for discussions on staff for the proposed branch Note from the Vice President of Habib Bank (Overseas) Limited G A Mirza to the Commercial Officer (Trucial States) informing him of the establishment of a branch of the Bank at Sharjah Meeting between

FO 371/109870

Provision of dollar currency to Kuwait for development: abolition of quotas and need for letters of recommendation, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Issue of letters of recommendation to enable the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) to purchase surplus stocks of oil drilling equipment from the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO); and some uncertainty about the currency for the payment (1-3, 5, 7, 9) Approval of $43,657.50 (US) for 150 air conditioners for the electricity department (4) Approval of $37,381 (US) for American Holmes (Earnest Holmes Company) wrecker recovery vehicles (6) Abolition of letters of recommendation, and the subsequent effect on imports, including quotes for imports

FO 371/168905

Mining, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Extracts of reports from Saudi Arabian newsletters on the discovery of mineral resources (1) Expectation that the government-owned General Petroleum and Minerals Organization will soon begin large-scale production of bauxite in Saudi Arabia (2) Saudi Arabian Mining Code and comments on the present state of the industry (3) Mr P Pond of Davy-Ashmore Group's planned visit to Jeddah to determine the viability of a project to establish a blast furnace and steel mill for iron ore treatment, enclosing a brochure of the Davy-Ashmore Export Co
FO 371/162859

Economic report for 1961, 1962

This file contains the: Muscat Economic Report for the Quarter Ending 30 June 1962 (4) Muscat Economic Report for the Quarter Ending 31 March 1962 (3) Muscat Quarterly Economic Report for October-December 1961 (2) Annual Economic Report, Sultanate of Muscat and Oman - 1961 (1) Muscat Economic Report for the Quarter Ending 30 September 1962 (5)

FO 371/179766

Commercial relations between UK and Persian Gulf sheikhdoms, 1965

This file contains a record of the meeting of commercial officers at diplomatic service posts held in Bahrain on 29-30 March 1965 and related correspondence.
FO 371/109858

Development projects and finance in Qatar, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Remarks made by Emile Bustani's about the issuance of development contracts and concern at the number of arms being smuggled into Qatar (1) Reilly's report on the economic and financial situation in Kuwait after his visit there.