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FCO 14/591

Visit of the Ruler of Dubai and aviation law in the Persian Gulf, 1969

This file contains correspondence relating to civil aviation development in the Gulf, including but not limited to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Bahrain and Kuwait. It contains reports, meetings, and summaries of visits of British officials to the Gulf and the visit of the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum to London.

FCO 14/590

Visit of the Ruler of Dubai and aviation law in the Persian Gulf, 1968 Jan 01 to 1969 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to civil aviation development in the Gulf, including but not limited to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Bahrain and Kuwait. It contains reports, meeting summaries, draft agreements and summaries of visits of British officials to the Gulf and the visit of the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum to London.

FO 464/15

Arabia: miscellaneous papers, 1933-1955, 1933 Jan 01 - 1955 Dec 31

This file contains miscellaneous papers, reports, correspondence, and treaties relating to Arabia, the Gulf and the wider Middle East, primarily from 1933-1955.
FCO 8/1561

Formation of United Arab Emirates, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part 'K' in a sequence relating to the Union of Arab Emirates.
FO 371/110173

Middle East Oil, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Reports that a French delegation visited Washington to discuss Middle East oil affairs (1) Information on the Royal Dutch Shell Group relevant to discussions on Persia [Iran] (2) Summary of discussions between the US State Department and the French in December to coordinate views on Middle East oil (4) Iraq Petroleum Company's confidential 'Black Book' of conventions and agreements (5) Details of actions taken on Sir Francis Hopwood's memorandum on Middle East oil of April 1953 (6) Delay in preparing the brief for the next round of
FO 371/170968

Bahrain: draft air services agreement between UK and Abu Dhabi, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Negotiations between the British Overseas Airways Corporation and Ahmad Kanoo on the proposed establishment of a Bahraini airline, the possibility of reducing investment in the Gulf Aviation Company Limited and the implications for Qatar (1) Transfer of land at Bahrain airfield to the Government of Bahrain (2) Future of Gulf Aviation and the possible formation of a Bahraini airline (3) Finding the best means for disposing of a Piper Pacer aircraft left at Bahrain airport (4) Question of whether the Ministry of Aviation can legal
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.