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FO 371/168676

UK armed forces in Bahrain, 1963

This file relates to housing for UK armed forces in Bahrain. It contains correspondence on: Services Housing Scheme, including the question of the representation of the Political Agency or Residency being represented in the committee (21) Record of a meeting at the Air Ministry on 13 August 1963 to hirings for family housing in Aden and Bahrain [enclosed].
FO 371/149052

Trucial Oman Scouts, 1960

This file relates to the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS). It covers correspondence on: Proposed conditions of service for Trucial States commissioned officers in the TOS.
FO 371/126987

Penal codes and prison rules in Persian Gulf, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Updates on the progress of the prison rules being produced for Kuwait and Bahrain. It includes comments by the Judicial Advisor and the Commandant of State Police on the draft prison rules for Bahrain, along with the response of C H Haines to these comments (1) Progress of the prison rules being produced for Qatar and the Trucial States (2) Amendments required for the penal code for Kuwait, Qatar, the Trucial States and Muscat.
FO 371/126986

Legislative and judicial policy in Persian Gulf: periodic reports on courts; revision of orders and payment of fees, 1957

This file contains: Correspondence relating to the gathering together of letters and despatches relating to future legislative and judicial policy in the Gulf (1) Annual reports on the working of Orders in Council in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the Trucial States and Muscat along with comments on and responses to the reports.
FO 371/126988

Jurisdiction over nationals of India in Muscat, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Request from the Government of India for an end to the arrangements by which Indian nationals in Muscat continue to come under the jurisdiction of the UK consular authorities (1) Disposal of assets left by deceased Indians, over which HM Consulate have jurisdiction (2) Procedures necessary for giving effect to the change of jurisdiction over Indian nationals in Muscat, including amendments to previous legal orders.
FO 371/126848

Sovereignty over islands in and territorial waters of Persian Gulf, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Ownership and administration of the following Gulf islands, which are claimed by one or more of the Rulers under British protection: Failaka, Kubr; Qaru and Umm Al Maradim; Harqus; Das; Halul; Sir Abu Nu'air [Sir Abu Nu'ayr]; Abu Musa and Tunb; Sirri; the Quions; and Kuria Muria [Khuriya Muriya]. The Political Resident in the Persian Gulf B A B Burrows approves of proposals that Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah's flags should be flown permanently over Abu Musa and Tunb.
FO 371/168701

Discussions at UN about Oman, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Invitation of Herbert de Ribbing or Jan van Wijk to the UN debate on Oman (141) Information conveyed to Mr Salman Ali of the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (142) Paul Henri Spaak's instructions to the Belgian Mission on participation in the debate, and whether the Mission can be persuaded to support the UK position (143) Possibility of persuading Ambassador Simeon Adebo of Nigeria to support the UK position (144) Speech by Taleb Bin Ali Al Hinai to the Fourth Committee (145) Possibility of the Indian and Iranian delegates ab
FO 371/120626

Trucial Oman Levies and Scouts, 1956

This file relates to the Trucial Oman Levies (TOL). It contains correspondence concerning: Legal contravention in the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel E F Johnson as Commandant (1) Recommendation by Steel Engineering Company that TOL purchase its 9mm sub-machine gun. It includes an article on the weapon in The Illustrated London News (3) Approval for the expansion of the TOL for 1956-57 (4, 8, 11) Foreign Office portion of the TOL's budget (5) Search for employment by former member of the TOL, Major W Little.
FO 371/162815

Application of Queen's Regulations in Persian Gulf, 1962

This file relates to jurisdiction and legislation in the Gulf. It contains correspondence concerning: Memorandum on the procedure for bringing Queen’s regulations into effect.
FO 371/156811

Determination of extra territorial jurisdiction in Muscat and Oman, 1961

This file relates to jurisdiction in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. It contains correspondence concerning:The jurisdiction over Australian and New Zealand troops serving with British Forces and the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF).
FO 371/126951

Armed forces of UK in Persian Gulf, 1957

This file contains: Notes and material collected in response to an enquiry from the Ministry of Defence regarding the agreements by which HMG is able to station armed forces in the Gulf, and the status of these forces. It includes translations of documents from 1934 regarding the purchase of land in Bahrain for use by HMG. It also contains a paper titled 'Position of our naval, military and air forces in the Persian Gulf states' (1-3) Paper entitled 'Organisation and deployment of land forces in the Persian Gulf, Muscat and Oman', prepared by Commander Land Forces Persian Gulf.
FO 371/140184

Trucial Oman Scouts. Code BA file 1203 (papers 16 to end), 1959

This file relates to the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS). It contains correspondence concerning: Confusion over Major Amin Ezzadine's contract regarding a pay increase and free leave passages (16) Terms and conditions of service for British officers and other ranks seconded to the TOS (17) Difficulty in covering all parts of the territory it is responsible for due to the ineffectiveness of existing vehicles in soft, deep sand in places such as Liwa.