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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.

FO 1016/698

Land for new airport, 1961

This file concerns the civil and military airfields at Muharraq, Bahrain, in particular ownership and use of land. It contains correspondence relating to: Transfer of land from the British military back to the Government of Bahrain to expand the civil airport Leasing of land for aerials and radio installations Construction of sports facilities at the RAF base This file also contains: Press release on the opening of the new civil air terminal Sketch maps of the airfield in Arabic

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.

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

Land for new airport, 1961

Armed forces of UK in Persian Gulf, 1957