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FCO 8/4304

Banking in the Persian Gulf, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns banking in the Gulf, during the period January to December 1982.
FCO 8/5769

Sponsored visits from Saudi Arabia to the UK, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file relates to sponsored visits from Saudi Arabia to the UK. It contains reports, records of meeting, and correspondence concerning:The possible visit of Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud at the invitation of the UK National Committee for UNICEF.
FO 371/126984

Police forces in Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait, Muscat and Oman: Trucial Oman Scouts, 1957

This file concerns the police forces in the Gulf. It contains: Copies of the Trucial States Special Police Officers Regulation, 1957, submitted for allowance along with related correspondence.
FO 371/127016

Labour Ordinances and labour affairs in Bahrain, 1957

This file concerns the creation of a labour law for Bahrain.
FO 371/126983

Police forces in Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait, Muscat and Oman: Trucial Oman Scouts, 1957

This file concerns the police forces in the Gulf. It contains correspondence relating to: Plans for the expansion of the Dubai Police Force.
FO 371/126935

Dispute between Bahrain and Qatar concerning sovereignty over Zubarah, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Developments in the Bahrain-Qatar dispute about Zubarah since B A B Burrows' 1954 despatch and the proposed action by Britain (1) King Saud's offer to mediate.
FO 371/109929

Judicial matters in Qatar: possibility of establishing joint courts and joint legislation, 1954

This file contains: Correspondence relating to Judge Haines's visit to Dohah [Doha] and his conclusion that the idea of joint courts must be abandoned for the moment. Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani and Abdulla Darwish referred to a 1935 letter from Colonel T C Fowle in which, they allege, HMG agreed to the application of Sharia Law to foreigners. B A B Burrows cannot find any such statement.
FO 371/185573

Law and order, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Retrocession to be made permanent in traffic cases (1) Future retrocession of HMG jurisdiction in Abu Dhabi (2) Original of the Trucial State Transfer of Jurisdiction (Abu Dhabi traffic) Regulation 1966 (Queen's Regulations No 2 of 1966) and the Abu Dhabi regulation 1966 (Queen's Regulation No 3 of 1966) (5) Record of a meeting on retrocession at Abu Dhabi on 2 February 1966 (6) Note on the farewell visit of Sir John Wyatt to the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan on the 27 and 28 February 1966 (9)