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FO 1016/185

Slavery in Persian Gulf states, 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to: A list of 29 slaves, including their place of origin, who were issued manumission certificates in Bahrain and Sharjah in 1951 A list of nine unsettled manumission cases, including the names of the complainant and accused slaver The Political Agencies' assessment of domestic slavery on the Trucial Coast, Kuwait and Bahrain A statement by Mubarak Bin Obaid on behalf of his stepson Sawayah Bin Khamis who was kidnapped aged 14 (by Harashish Al Mansouri, Weld al Haram Al Amri, and Ali Yawaihi Al Amri) near Umm Al Quwain and a sworn depositi
FO 464/52

Arabia: historical summary of events in the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1953-1964; volume 2, appendices and genealogical tables, 1967 Jan 01 - 1967 Jan 31

This file contains Volume II of a ‘Historical summary of events in the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1953-1964’ by the Foreign Office and Colonial Office Joint Research Department.
FCO 8/610

National assembly, 1967-1968

This file relates to the affairs of the Kuwait National Assembly.
FCO 8/83

Arms control, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from the Political Agent in Bahrain A D Parsons to the Deputy Political Resident in the Persian Gulf H G Balfour-Paul on arms control in Bahrain and retrocession of jurisdiction Letter by Balfour-Paul to M S Weir at Arabian Department, Bahrain, 20 February 1967 Conversation between the Political Agent in Qatar R H M Boyle and the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani on arms control and the Ruler's consideration of the subject Letter from Parsons to Weir urging the separation of discussions about retrocession and arms con
FO 1016/800

Consequences if Sultan of Muscat and Oman dies suddenly, 1968 Jan 01 - 1969 Dec 31

This file relates to the consequences if the Sultan of Muscat and Oman dies suddenly.
FO 1016/618

Imprisonment of the Committee of National Union leaders, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: A request by the Governor of St Helena for advice on the treatment of the prisoners, and guidance on matters such as diet, religious requirements, recreations, supply of literature and the treatment of incoming and outgoing correspondence by the prisoners from Bahrain The objections of the authorities against the statement that the two arrested members of the Committee of National Union will be chained as reported by The Times on 22 January 1957 The concerns of B A B Burrows about an article in the Daily Herald from 23 January 1957 and t
FO 1016/387

Bahrain: political situation, 1955

This file relates to demands for reform in Bahrain by the Higher Executive Committee (HEC), the reaction of the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa and attitudes towards them.
FO 1016/312

Report on Eastern areas of Al-Hasa Province by George Rentz of ARAMCO Ltd: two criticisms by E F Henderson, 1954

This file contains a two-part commentary by E F Henderson on the report on 'The Eastern Provinces of Al Hasa' by George Rentz. The commentary is divided into two sections: Part I) The Rentz Report in Relation to M S Buckmater's Findings (fols. 2-13); and Part II) Rentz criticised from Other Sources (fols. 14-20).
FO 1016/260

Slavery in Persian Gulf States, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to: HMG's advice to Gulf Sheikhs to resist attempts by Saudi Arabia to recover runaway slaves Attempts to recover British protected persons who have been enslaved in Saudi Arabia, including the case of Afrah Bint Mohammad who was kidnapped from Buraimi The extinction, in Bahrain, of forced unpaid labour in date gardens and debt bondage in pearl diving The regulations governing pearl diving, issued by the Ruler of Qatar The manumission of slaves across the Trucial Coast, including: Id Bin Suwaid, a slave of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh S
FO 371/149106

Jurisdiction in Trucial States, 1960

This file relates to jurisdiction in the Trucial States. It contains correspondence concerning: Transfer of jurisdiction in Abu Dhabi.
FO 371/149052

Trucial Oman Scouts, 1960

This file relates to the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS). It covers correspondence on: Proposed conditions of service for Trucial States commissioned officers in the TOS.
FO 371/149107

Jurisdiction in Trucial States, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Question of Britain meeting the wishes of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan for the cession of jurisdiction and his general displeasure with HMG. It includes a comparison with Kuwait, where HMG agrees in principle to the eventual abolition of its jurisdiction, and consideration of it leading to similar demands by other Gulf states.