Arms control

This file contains correspondence relating to:

• Letter from the Political Agent in Bahrain A D Parsons to the Deputy Political Resident in the Persian Gulf H G Balfour-Paul on arms control in Bahrain and retrocession of jurisdiction
• Letter by Balfour-Paul to M S Weir at Arabian Department, Bahrain, 20 February 1967
• Conversation between the Political Agent in Qatar R H M Boyle and the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani on arms control and the Ruler's consideration of the subject
• Letter from Parsons to Weir urging the separation of discussions about retrocession and arms control, and expressing his preference in focusing on traffic and immigration
• Conversation between Boyle and the Deputy Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani and the latter's commitment to resolving the matter of arms control
• Recommendation by Weir to postpone the attempted transfer of control to the Rulers of Bahrain and Qatar over the importation of arms to their states until November 1967
• Letter from A J D Stirling to Balfour-Paul asking whether to postpone the issue once again