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FO 371/114879

Dispute over frontiers between Saudi Arabia and Aden Colony and Protectorate and other Persian Gulf States, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Colonial Office views on the question to be put to the Governor of Aden T Hickinbotham (1) US State Department asking ARAMCO not to enter the Mugshin area (2-3) Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's visit to Shisar [Shishr] and Mugshin (4) Possibility that Saudi Arabia is using the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) to further its claims against Muscat and Aden (5) A Saudi aide memoire which complains of trespassing by oil companies in areas disputed with Muscat and Aden (6) Reports that Turki Bin Ataishan has collected 1
FO 371/114877

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and UK, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Departure of C G Pelham as ambassador and his farewell talk with King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. They discussed: the Buraimi Arbitration Agreement; Saudi Arabia's relations with Britain and the West; and the Baghdad Pact. It also contains the text of an address by King Saud (1-2) Conversations between C A E Shuckburgh and the Saudi Ambassador on his return from Cairo.
FO 371/114767

Visit to UK by Sultan of Muscat and Oman, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: The Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's stay in Egypt (24) Programme for the Sultan's visit to Britain (25-26, 28, 35) Brief for the Foreign Secretary ahead of his luncheon with the Sultan (27) Post received by the Sultan in London (29) Arrangements for the Sultan's return journey, including an offer of hospitality from the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa (30, 33) Search for a tutor for the Sultan's son Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Said and John de Courcy Ling's failed application (31, 36, 40, 45-46) Greetings
FO 371/114766

Visit to UK by Sultan of Muscat and Oman, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Petition from the family of the late Sayyed Mohammad Bin Turki to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur enquiring whether or not they are recognised as one of the two pillars of the present Ruling Family and questioning their treatment. The family also wrote to Foreign Secretary Harold Macmillan and the Queen (2) The Sultan's travel and accommodation arrangements for an unofficial visit to London via Salalah, Port Said and Marseille (3-5) The Sultan's desire for the trip not to be publicised.
FO 371/114756

Dangerous drugs regulations in Persian Gulf and Trucial States: trafficking in drugs and narcotics, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposed dangerous drugs regulation in Kuwait (11) Proposed visit of an anti-narcotics expert to Kuwait and Bahrain (12) Suspected drug trafficking by three Qatari brothers who have frequently visited or have visas throughout the region, including Karachi, Bombay, Cairo, Kenya, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Aden. One of the brothers is a customs officer (13-15) Legislating for powers of search in advance of the draft dangerous drugs regulations.
FO 371/114755

Dangerous drugs regulations in Persian Gulf and Trucial States: trafficking in drugs and narcotics, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Introduction of dangerous drugs legislation in Kuwait, Qatar and the Trucial States based on a shortened version of the Bahrain ordinance (1) Drafting and approval of the Bahrain Dangerous Drugs Regulation, 1955 (2-4, 8, 10) Reports that opium was smuggled aboard MV Mosoil – an Esso tanker sailing under the Panama flag from Mina Al Ahmadi to Land's End – and aboard MV Goldmouth – a Shell tanker sailing to Gibraltar (5, 7) Drafting and approval of the Trucial States Dangerous Drugs Regulation, 1955 [enclosed] (6, 9)

FO 371/114743

Muscat Order in Council 1955, 1955

This file contains: Correspondence relating to the appointment of the Trucial States Political Agent J P Tripp as a judge of the Court of the Political Agent in Muscat and Oman (1) Muscat Order, 1955 (2-3) Muscat Civil Appeal Rules, 1955, the Muscat Legal Practitioners Rules, 1955, the Muscat Repealing and Amending Regulation, 1955, the Muscat Criminal Procedure Rules, 1955 and related correspondence (4)

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.
FO 371/114740

Criminal procedure rules for Persian Gulf and Trucial States, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Drafting and approval of the Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Trucial States Criminal Procedure Rules, 1955 [copies enclosed] (1, 4-5, 10) Repeal of the Indian Code of Criminal Procedure in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the Trucial States [copies enclosed] (2, 7-8) Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Trucial States Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules, 1955 and a list of corrections. It also contains the Muscat Repealing And Amending Regulation, 1955 (6, 9, 11)

FO 371/114736

Jurisdiction over UK Forces in Muscat, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Extension of British jurisdiction over members of its armed forces operating in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. It contains correspondence between F C L Chauncy and Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur (1) The Sultan's consent for the extension of British jurisdiction.
FO 371/114735

Recruitment of legal staff for courts in Persian Gulf and Trucial States, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Candidates for the vacant post of Registrar of the Bahrain Courts: Mahmoud Abu Kaud, M E Mazzawi, Wasfi Al Nimer and Mohammad Khalil (1) Appointment of W P R Mawdsley as Assistant Judge of Her Majesty's Court for Bahrain (2, 4) Terms of service offered to Wasfi al Nimer for the post of Registrar (3) Record of inspection of the court registers and case files in Bahrain by Judge C H Haines (5) Appointment of the Political Officer in Abu Dhabi M S Buckmaster as Assistant Judge of Her Majesty's Court for the Trucial States (6)

FO 371/114734

Special Police Officers regulations for Persian Gulf and Trucial States, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: CVs of nine officers made redundant by the closure of the Special Branch responsible for security intelligence matters for British troops in Egypt: Arthur William Standen; Archibald Francis Thomson; Wilfred Humphrey; Philip Artfield; James Neddon; George Edmond Craig; William Terrence Turner; John Watson Wilson; and John Joseph Walsh (1) Enquiry by Douglas Gee, presently with the Birmingham City Police Force, regarding vacancies in the Qatar Police Force (2) Drafts of the Special Police Officers regulations for Bahrain, Kuwait and the Tr