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FCO 8/1624

Queen's regulations concerning Trucial States' transfer of jurisdiction, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file concerns diplomatic service appointments and the passing of Queen's Regulations. It contains correspondence on: Notices of diplomatic service appointments, and requests for them to be published in the Persian Gulf Gazette Errors spotted in Volume 19, No.
FCO 8/743

Queen's regulations, 1967-1968

This file is about legal affairs and Queen's Regulations in Qatar, from May 1967 to October 1968. It contains correspondence relating to: Qatar Pharmacists Regulation, 1964 [the subject of Queen's Regulation No. 3 of 1964]; the Qatar Law Regulating the Entry and Residence of Foreigners in Qatar, 1963 and the Law amending it [Queen's Regulation No. 3 of 1963 and Regulation No. 4 of 1964 respectively], paralleled by Regulation No. 1 of 1965, published in the Persian Gulf Gazette 46, 1965; the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani's amendment of the Law [Regulation No.
FO 371/109813

Disturbances and political agitation in Bahrain involving Shi'a and Sunni sects, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Report of a conversation between Political Resident in the Persian Gulf B A B Burrows and the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa regarding the antagonistic feeling between the Shi'a and Sunni sects in Bahrain (1) Report of a demonstration outside the Political Agency following the conclusion of a trial of persons connected with the Sunni-Shi'a riots (2) Report on incidents between Shi'a and the police in which three Shi'as were killed and three wounded and plans to appoint a committee involving Judge Haines (3-4)

FO 371/157038

Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS), 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: Appointment of Trucial States gazetted officers and inclusion of this in the Persian Gulf Gazette (41) Accommodation for the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS), including: a meeting between the War Office and the Air Ministry; development of a construction timetable; and the question of size and cost of accommodation at Sharjah (42, 47, 59) [Document retained in the Department] (43, 54) Tenure of land used by the TOS and the question of payment to Rulers (44) Costs for a new range of radio equipment for the TOS to be introduced during 1962-63
FO 371/114741

Annual reports on workings of Orders in Council in Persian Gulf and Trucial States: amendments to Trucial States Order 1950; Muscat legislation and new Order in Council, 1955

This file contains: Annual reports on the workings of the Orders in Council in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the Trucial States and Muscat for 1954 and related correspondence. The appendices contain details about criminal cases, including the names, verdicts and sentences of people on trial (1) Correspondence relating to amendments to the registration of persons subject to the Muscat Order.