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FO 464/17

Arabia: miscellaneous papers, 1962-1968, 1962 Jan 01 - 1968 Dec 31

This file contains Orders in Council relating to Arabia and the Gulf from 1962-1967. In particular it relates to: Muscat, Qatar, Aden, the Trucial States and Bahrain. These orders cover topics including: Amendments of orders, transfers of jurisdiction, airports, aviation, pharmaceutical regulations, customs duties, finance, commerce, ports, traffic, currency, immigration, doctors, alcohol, drugs, pesticides, the Trucial Oman Scouts, labour, police, patents, leasing of land, prisons, criminal procedure, explosives and contract law.

FCO 8/103

Submission on allowance of Persian Gulf Regulations, 1967

This file contains a memorandum by Francis Vallat which recommends that the Foreign Secretary allow four regulations made by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf: Bahrain Port Regulation, 1966 Bahrain Income Tax (Amendment) Regulation, 1966 Dubai Air Traffic Regulations, 1966 Dubai Customs Regulation, 1966

FO 371/185546

Customs and trade ordinance, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Trade Agencies Ordinance of 1966, restricting new trade agencies to Trucial States citizens and uniting the states into a commercial zone covered by one trade agency (4) Dispute involving the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Spinney's (1948) Limited and Sheikh Sultan Bin Shakhbut over terms of agreement (5) Customs Ordinance, 1966, promulgated by the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum for the management and regulation of port and customs and the Dubai Customs Regulation 1966 publi
FO 371/179826

Ports and harbours, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to the port of Muscat's insufficient capacity, including a brief summary of the port's history and letters from Gray Mackenzie & Company (4).