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FO 371/114730

Immigration control in Trucial States: powers of arrest without warrant for passport offences given to Trucial Oman levies, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Britain's intention to withdraw the waiver exempting Saudi Arabians from Trucial States passport regulations before Gulf Aviation starts its fortnightly service to Abu Dhabi (1-2) The background to the waiver, linked to the 1952 Buraimi Standstill Agreement, and a recommendation by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf B A B Burrows for a replacement waiver that will only apply to persons from Bahrain, Kuwait, Muscat, Qatar and Yemen (3) Saudi complaints concerning the withdrawal of the waiver (4-5, 8) 'Trucial Oman Levies (A
FO 371/132551

Political relations between Trucial States and UK, 1958

This file contains: Discussion of how the federation of the Trucial States would affect the question of relations with the tribes in Buraimi, noting that this in turn depends on how the future of Oman is viewed (5) Paper prepared by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf B A B Burrows on subjects arising from the recent visit of the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi to the UK. The paper focuses on the subjects of oil, economic assistance, the Sharjah airfield and the federation of the Trucial States. It also contains a response to the paper (6)

FO 371/132546

Political relations between countries of Arabia and UK, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: Article carried by Reuters [enclosed] stating that the Foreign Office is rethinking its Middle East policy, and claiming that officials think that the existing agreements between the UK and local rulers in the Gulf are out of date (16) Extract from BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, containing a summary of a Middle East News Association report, in which the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi stated that no Union of Arab Emirates could be realised unless it emanated from the Arab people, and that any efforts to link such a unio
FO 371/126920

Political relations between Muscat and Oman and UK, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Extract from the minutes of a Chiefs of Staff Committee Meeting, held on 9 December 1957, addressing the draft directive prepared for the Minister who would go to Oman to discuss with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur the future British relationship with him.
FO 371/126919

Political relations between Muscat and Oman and UK, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Suggestion by St John Armitage, who established the Dhofar Force, that the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur should be provided with a team of British officials to advise him (1) Meeting between D M H Riches and the Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Sultan Neil Innes, who is planning to resign from his position (2) Request from Innes for a further meeting with Riches (3) Various papers, memorandums and letters discussing Britain's relationship with Oman and future changes that should take place in the adm
FO 371/126914

Political relations between states in Persian Gulf and Pakistan, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Request by the Government of Pakistan for an extension of the area covered by their Trade Agent in Kuwait to include Qatar and the Trucial States (1) Question of the status of the Pakistani representative in Kuwait (2, 9) Proposal for the appointment of a Pakistani Consul General in Muscat (3-4, 8) Refusal of the Kuwaiti authorities to allow an overland convoy of Pakistanis proceeding to the Hajj to enter Kuwait (5) Proposal for a meeting between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur and the President of Pakistan (6-7) Lik
FO 371/126904

UK policy on future of Muscat and Oman, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Views of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf B A B Burrows regarding the future of Oman, including military, administrative and political aspects, along with comments and responses to Burrows' recommendations. It also contains a draft communication to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur on these topics (1) Summary of a discussion between Burrows and the Sultan about the future organisation and administration of Oman.
FO 371/126903

Press comment in foreign press on political situation in Oman, 1957

This file contains summaries and extracts from international media reports on the situation in Oman. It provides coverage of news reports in: Iraq (1, 4, 8, 13, 18) Pakistan (2) Jordan (3) Lebanon (5, 19) Iran (6, 20, 25) Australia (7) Thailand (9, 29) China (9, 12, 22) United States (10, 23) Canada (11) Morocco (14, 21, 32) Indonesia (15) Libya (16, 26) Sudan (17) Spain (24) USSR (27, 31) Switzerland (30) It contains cuttings of reports in: the Daily Star, Le Jour, L'Orient, the New York Times and National Zeitung.
FO 371/126899

Internal political situation in Kuwait, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Note on the situation in Kuwait in the period up until the end of 1956, including the oil well explosions on 10 December (1) Translation of a manifesto issued by the Committee of the Kuwaiti Clubs, asking for support for their campaign for the assistance of the people of Jordan and the translation of Decree No 1 of 1957, concerning budget and expenditure arrangements for Kuwaiti Government departments (2) Despatch by the Political Agent in Kuwait G W Bell analysing the various political figures and movements in Kuwait and

FO 371/126897

Internal political situation in Bahrain, 1957

This file contains: 'Report of an inquiry into the working of the system of government in Bahrain and the structure of the Bahrain civil service, 1957, part 1' by J R Cummins, along with notes and responses to the report (60) Comments on the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa's views on British policy (61) Correspondence regarding the illness of Charles Belgrave and the question of if he will return to Bahrain and whether a replacement should be appointed (62, 70, 72-73, 81) Correspondence regarding the question of the censorship of the telegrams sent by the B
FO 371/126896

Internal political situation in Bahrain, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Criticisms made by the advisor to the Ruler of Bahrain Charles Belgrave about the policy of HMG in Bahrain and the actions of the Political Residency (54) Extract from 'House of Commons Debates', providing an account of the debate on Bahraini Prisoners in St Helena, on 7 March 1957.
FO 371/126895

Internal political situation in Bahrain, 1957

This file contains: Answers to parliamentary questions asked by W N Warbey, regarding the deportation of prisoners from Bahrain to St Helena.