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FCO 164/45

Trucial States (United Arab Emirates): register of lease agreements, with maps, 1960 Jan 1 - 1967 Dec 31

This file contains maps and correspondence relating to the register of agreements and other legal matters in the Trucial States, most of which are bilingual. It includes a tenancy agreement, an agreement of sale, an agreement to lease premises, agreements of partnership in business, Power of Attorney and deeds.
FO 371/114702

Postal and telecommunications in the Gulf, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to postal and telecommunications in the Gulf, including the proposition of amalgamating postal and telecommunications in Kuwait, streamlining telecommunications between Salalah and Muscat, and merging the telephone and telegraph systems in Qatar.
FO 371/140213

Radio communications for Kuwait Oil Company, 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to the establishment of radio communications for the Kuwait Oil Company. It includes a list of emergency procedures, and the issues with establishing a link between Kuwait and Aden.

FO 464/19

Arabia: historical summary of events in territories of the Ottoman Empire, Persia and Arabia affecting the British position in the Persian Gulf, 1907-1928, 1928 Oct 01 - 1928 Oct 31

This file contains the historical summary of events in the territories of the Ottoman Empire [Turkey], Persia [Iran], and Arabia affecting the British position in the Gulf from 1907-1928. It covers: The Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, Muscat, Bahrain, Kuwait, the Trucial States, Qatar, the Tunbs, Abu Musa, Sirri and other islands. It also includes chapters on other topics in the Gulf, including: Wireless stations, air communications, slavery, lighting and buoying, quarantine control, arms traffic, smuggling, oil and trade.

FCO 8/2890

UK/UAE Joint Committee: general, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns matters about the UK-UAE Joint Committee, December 1976 to December 1977.
FCO 8/2579

Financial relations between Saudi Arabia and UK, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns the financial relations between Saudi Arabia and the UK.
FCO 8/2296

Commercial and economic relations between Qatar and UK, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file relates to commercial and economic relations between the UK and Qatar.
FCO 8/2295

Commercial and economic relations between Qatar and UK, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file relates to commercial and economic relations between the UK and Qatar.
FO 539/109

Asia: Bahrain, Oman Coast, Kuwait, etc; various papers; 1913-1952, 1913 Jan 01 - 1952 Dec 31

This file contains a collection of Foreign Office papers on Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the Trucial States, and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, from 1913 to 1952.
FCO 8/674

Kuwait Oil Company logistical support for British forces, 1967

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from J A N Graham to B G Birkmyre on the amendment of the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) plan to provide logistical support for British forces based in Kuwait, 9 January 1967; and the Joint Planning Staff Aden's request via Birkmyre for the provision of hospital facilities for permanent and reinforcing members of the Kuwait Liaison Team and RAF crew participating in the operation and retaining the four Pye Reporter R/T sets for the Kuwait Liaison Team

FCO 8/651

Emergency communications for Kuwait oil company, 1968

This file contains an exchange of correspondence concerning the request by the Kuwait Oil Company for a new radio transmitter-receiver to maintain contact in emergencies with its operations in Bahrain and Das Island. It includes discussions between HM Embassy in Kuwait, the Foreign Office and the Ministry of Defence about the sourcing, transport and customs arrangements for the equipment.

FCO 8/649

Emergency communications between British Embassy and British oil companies, 1967

This file contains an exchange of correspondence between the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign Office, and HM Embassy in Kuwait over the decision to dispense with the scrambler telephone link between the Embassy and the Kuwait Oil Company and replace it with a system of nicknames. It includes a list from the Embassy of the meanings the nicknames will refer to and a discussion over the frequency of changing them.