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FO 1016/189

Cession of jurisdiction to Rulers of Persian Gulf States over subjects of other States, 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to the 'Mission Santa Clara Stabbing Case', in which American citizen Mr Simons attacked another American on a naval tanker at Sitrah.
FO 371/174560

Discussions at UN about Oman, 1964

This file concerns the question of Oman as it was addressed by the UN.
FO 371/179932

Postal services, 1965

This file relates to postal services in the Trucial States. It contains correspondence concerning: Request received by the Crown Agents from Sharjah to supervise the distribution of their postage stamps. The Crown Agents ask for advice on how to inform the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi that they do not wish to deal through Fouad Antoun of Middle East Stamps Incorporated (1) Signing of an agreement between the Sheikh of Himriyya [Hamriyah] Humaid Bin Abdul Rahman and Fouad Antoun for the publishing of postage stamps.
FO 371/156698

Post Office legislation for Sheikhdoms in Persian Gulf, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposal for the development of a post office law for Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States. It also contains documents produced following discussions on this topic a few years earlier; lists of points that a post office law should cover; and a draft Bahrain post office ordinance (1) Further copies of the lists of points that a post office law should cover and the draft Bahrain post office ordinance, along with an outline of a proposed method of producing a new post office law (2)