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FCO 8/4914

Access to official records on the Middle East by H G Balfour-Paul, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns request from the former Political Agent in Dubai and Ambassador to Iraq, Jordan and Tunisia H G Balfour-Paul for access to historical papers on the transfer of power in the Gulf, Aden and Sudan which have not yet been released to the public under the thirty-year rule, in order to write a book. It includes debates around whether Balfour-Paul could be granted privileged access to closed documents as a ‘semi-official’ historian.

FO 464/17

Arabia: miscellaneous papers, 1962-1968, 1962 Jan 01 - 1968 Dec 31

This file contains Orders in Council relating to Arabia and the Gulf from 1962-1967. In particular it relates to: Muscat, Qatar, Aden, the Trucial States and Bahrain. These orders cover topics including: Amendments of orders, transfers of jurisdiction, airports, aviation, pharmaceutical regulations, customs duties, finance, commerce, ports, traffic, currency, immigration, doctors, alcohol, drugs, pesticides, the Trucial Oman Scouts, labour, police, patents, leasing of land, prisons, criminal procedure, explosives and contract law.

FO 464/15

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.
AIR 23/649

Landing grounds on Arabian coast, 1932 May-1938 Aug.

This file contains concerns the development of the eastbound air routes which pass along the Gulf and the South Arabian coast towards India and Aden, particularly the search for and development of suitable landing grounds.
FO 1016/714

Slaves and slavery, 1961

This file relates to slaves and slavery in the Trucial States, Qatar, Muscat and Oman and Aden. It contains: Individual statements of slaves with applications for manumission Correspondence related to slavery and specific cases Annual figures for period 1951 to 1960 Sunday Pictorial articles dated 18 and 25 June 1961 Hansard record of parliamentary debate on slavery in Aden slavery.

FCO 8/721

Annual reviews for 1966 and 1967, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: The annual 'Review of Events in Qatar in 1966' submitted by the Political Agent in Doha R H M Boyle to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf R S Crawford in Bahrain, December 1966.
FCO 8/681

Oil, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from J A N Graham to A E D Chamier about a Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) plan for the maintenance of essential services in the Company area in the event of a strike British Intelligence Survey on Kuwait and Kuwait Neutral Zone oil storage and distribution, including an appendix on product storage at Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery (as at December 1964) Daily average production figures for KOC for the first six months of 1966, and the first six months of 1967 released by St James's Advertising and Publishing Company Limited Letter from Ambass
FCO 8/903

Jurisdiction over citizens from South Yemen, 1967-1968

This file contains: Correspondence and regulations relating to the question of transferring jurisdiction over South Arabians in Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States once the final handover of power after independence in Aden/South Yemen has been completed The South Yemen Nationality Law No 4 of 1968

FCO 8/84

Status of forces, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from A M Field to M S Weir on the status of British forces stationed in the Gulf; the comments of the Political Agent in Bahrain A D Parsons and the recommendation of the Foreign Office to the Ministry of Defence to prepare a draft Status of Forces Agreement; and the Treasury Solicitor's draft agreement Proposal for an informal concession covering the small number of blacklisted vehicles belonging to HM armed forces and civilians to be imported from Aden into Bahrain, and discussion of the Government of Bahrain's boycott of goods de
FCO 8/128

Qatar: Transfer of Jurisdiction over Southern Yemenis Bahrain: Transfer of Jurisdiction over Southern Yemenis, 1968

This file contains the following regulation: Qatar and Bahrain Transfer of Jurisdiction Regulations, 1968, and related correspondence Memorandum by Francis Vallat which recommends that the Foreign Secretary allow these regulations, which are designed to return to the jurisdiction of the Ruler citizens of the former Aden Protectorate as a result of the granting of independence in South Yemen

FCO 8/97

Judicial appointments, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposed appointment of Sir Richard Le Gallais as Judge of the Chief Court for the Persian Gulf in addition to his present appointment in Aden The Gulf judiciary system in general, its problems, and the approval of a reorganisation scheme proposed by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf R S Crawford Appointment of William Henry Pridmore as Assistant Judge of the Bahrain Court because three connected defamation cases among the Pakistani community in Bahrain must be heard by three different judges, in February 1967 Appointment of A
FCO 8/69

Labour relations , 1967-1968

This file relates to social, industrial and labour developments in the Gulf, including the subversion of labour.