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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 371/105883

Exports to China: embargo on strategic goods, 1953 Sept 24 - Oct 19

This file concerns restrictions on exports to China, in particular concerning items included on the International China Embargo List. It contains correspondence on action to be taken in response to a report about a possible consignment of machine tools to Sharjah, where they would be transhipped and carried to China (314).

FO 371/109937

Port Health Regulations in Bahrain, 1954

This file contains: Copies, submitted for allowance, of the Bahrain Port Health Regulation, 1954, which has been amended in order to apply it to persons under HM jurisdiction (1) Comments on the draft Bahrain Port Health Regulation (2-6, 8) Record of a meeting held in the Foreign Office on 25 August to discuss the draft Bahrain Port Health Regulation (7) Copies of the draft Bahrain Port Health Regulation submited for allowance by the Foreign Secretary, along with confirmation of allowance (9-10)

FO 371/109817

Collection of Treaties and Engagements relating to the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman in force at end of 1953, 1954

This file contains: Collection of treaties and engagements relating to the Gulf Sheikhdoms and Muscat and Oman in force until the end of 1953. It covers topics such as piracy, the slave trade, pearl fishing, telecommunications, oil, arms dealing, boundary disputes, trade and accessions. It also includes treaties of particular historical significance, such as: the General Treaty for the Cessation of Plunder and Piracy by Land and Sea, 1820; the Perpetual Maritime Truce, 1853; and the Treaty for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, 1873 (1) Related correspondence (2)

FO 371/168938

Queen's Regulations for port of Das Island, 1963

This file contains: Draft Queen's regulation for the port of Das Island, along with notes and comments.
FO 371/126985

Amendments to Ordinances and Regulations in Persian Gulf, 1957

This file contains: Drafts and submitted texts of the Bahrain Industrial Alcohol Regulation, 1957, along with related correspondence, including details of its submission and approval.
FO 371/168858

Ports, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: General strike in Qatar preventing the unloading of lighters at Doha and the Umm Said [Mesaieed] Port (1) Question of control of Mesaieed port and the request for clarification of HMG's legal rights (2) Discussion of protests from Qatar of additional freight charges per ton on cargo bound for Mesaieed, with mention of a boycott of British ships (3) Letter concerning the progress of the Doha port scheme transferring the primary port of Qatar to Doha instead of Mesaieed, particularly the suggestion of transferring jurisdiction of all mat