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CO 727/5

Despatches., 1923

This bound volume of Colonial Office correspondence with the Resident in the Persian at Bushehr and the Foreign Office relates to 'Arabia'.
CO 727/4

Offices: Individuals., 1922

This bound volume of Colonial Office correspondence with the Foreign Office, India Office and others, relates to 'Arabia'.
CO 727/3

Offices: (except Admiralty, Foreign), Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Institutions., 1921

This bound volume of Colonial Office correspondence with the India Office, the Board of Trade and others, relates to ‘Arabia’.
FCO 8/2004

Oil affairs in Kuwait, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns Kuwait’s renegotiation of the terms of an oil participation agreement with British Petroleum (BP) and Gulf Oil Corporation.
FCO 8/2003

Oil affairs in Kuwait, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns Kuwait’s entry into an oil participation agreement between Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi with British Petroleum and Gulf Oil Corporation.
FO 1016/658

Boundary limitations of Dhofar, 1958

This file concerns the location of the boundary between Dhofar and the rest of Oman and how this impacts on the oil concessions granted to Cities Service Oil Company Limited and to Petroleum Development (Oman) Limited (PDO).
FO 1016/436

Jurisdiction over Iranian nationals in Qatar, 1955

This file relates to the issue of jurisdiction in Qatar. It contains correspondence concerning: Shell's query regarding jurisdiction over personnel on its oil rig off the coast of Qatar; and HMG’s legal advice that the Court of Qatar has criminal jurisdiction over offences under the Indian Penal Code derived from the Merchant Shipping Act 1894, but that this doesn’t cover enforcement of the Alcoholic Drinks Regulation or the Dangerous Drugs Regulation.
FO 1016/113

Kuwait Oil Company: relations with Sheikh, 1949 Dec 17-1950 Mar 2

This file relates to relations between the Kuwait Oil Company Limited (KOC) and the Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah.
FO 1016/100

Jurisdiction over British subjects, 1951 Mar 6-Sept 30

This file relates to jurisdiction over British subjects in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, within the context of negotiations for a new Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between HMG and Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur in place of the 1939 Treaty.
FO 371/132546

Political relations between countries of Arabia and UK, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: Article carried by Reuters [enclosed] stating that the Foreign Office is rethinking its Middle East policy, and claiming that officials think that the existing agreements between the UK and local rulers in the Gulf are out of date (16) Extract from BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, containing a summary of a Middle East News Association report, in which the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi stated that no Union of Arab Emirates could be realised unless it emanated from the Arab people, and that any efforts to link such a unio
FO 371/98441

Proposed IPC oil agreement with the Imam whose territory is claimed both by Saudi Arabia and the Sultan of Muscat. Code EA file 15322, 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to:The desirability of the Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC) attempting to make an oil agreement with the Imam (1)The Imam's emissaries staying in Sharjah . It is suggested that a representative of IPC discusses matters with them (2)Fears that an oil agreement may prejudice the outcome of the boundary negotiations (3)The proposed IPC oil agreement with the Imam.
FO 1016/51

Seabed concessions (Umm al Qaiwain), 1951 Jan 27-Dec 16

This file relates to the Umm Al Quwain seabed concession.