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FCO 18/688

Persian Gulf region: relief map, with roads and railways, 1991 Jan 1 - 1991 Dec 31

This file contains a map of the Gulf Region. It includes a relief map with roads and railways.
WO 194/1147

Visit to the Trucial Oman States for sand trials with wheeled vehicles, October - November 1963, 1966 Jan 01-1966 Dec 31

This file contains a report produced by the Fighting Vehicles Research and Development Establishment of a visit to Abu Dhabi in October-November 1963 in order to carry out a desert tyre trial and a comparison between the Dodge Power Wagon and the Land Rover LWB. It includes maps of the vehicle route and photographs of the trial.

AVIA 2/2801

This file was originally catalogued under more than one subject heading. Those headings, and details of this file, are as follows: AERODROMES: General (Code 4/2): Persian Gulf aerodromes: air agreements with Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN (Code: 11/1): Persian Gulf aerodromes: air agreements with Britian Kuwait and Muscat. ROUTES AND SERVICES: Foreign (Code 27/2): Foreign, 1937-1939

This file concerns the revision of the civil air agreements made between the UK and Bahrain, and the UK and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
FCO 8/3143

UK/UAE Joint Committee, 1978 Jan 01 - 1978 Dec 31

This file concerns the UK-UAE Joint Committee during the period from October to December 1978. It contains correspondence relating to: The possible date and agenda for the next UK-UAE Joint Committee meeting in London.
AVIA 2/1904

ROUTES AND SERVICES: Foreign (Code 27/2): Arabian coast route - Shinas and Kalba landing ground, 1932-1938

This file concerns the efforts to obtain use of a landing ground on the east side of the Musandam Peninsula.
AVIA 2/1902

ROUTES AND SERVICES: Foreign (Code 27/2): Arabian coast route- Bahrain landing ground, 1932-1936

This file concerns the development of air and naval facilities in Bahrain.
FCO 8/1538

Oil production in Abu Dhabi, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file relates to oil production in Abu Dhabi.
DEFE 60/172

Persian Gulf States (excluding Kuwait), Muscat and Oman: towns, 1961 Jan 01 - 1961 Dec 31

This file contains the British Intelligence Survey papers on the principal towns of the Trucial States, Qatar, Bahrain and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
FCO 8/5821

Saudi Arabia-Bahrain Causeway, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file relates to the construction of a causeway between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
FCO 8/2456

Civil administration in Dhofar, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file relates to civil administration in Dhofar, and to development there.
FCO 8/1742

Development plan for Saudi Arabia, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to the Saudi Arabian Development Plan published in autumn 1970. This was Saudi Arabia's first attempt to coordinate the future work of all of the ministries in one published plan.
FCO 8/64

Off-shore territorial limits, 1967-1968

This file relates to the sizes of territorial seas claimed by Gulf States.