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FO 371/156702

Regulations on passports in Bahrain and Qatar, 1961

This file contains: Details of proposed new passport regulations for Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States (1) Signed and certified copies of Passport (Amendment) Regulations for Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States (2) Correspondence regarding a printing error in Article 2 of the Bahrain Passport (Amendment) Regulation, 1961 (3)

FO 371/156697

Operation of the Persian Gulf Light Service, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: Enquiry from the Embassy of the Netherlands in the UK, regarding sharing in the costs of maintenance of lighthouses in the Red Sea (1) Payment received from the Netherlands covering their share in the maintenance costs of Red Sea lighthouses (2) Visit to the Foreign Office by a lawyer representing the Administration Générale des Phares de l'Empire Ottoman Maitre A. Biliotti, which formerly operated the Red Sea Lights and has a longstanding claim for compensation against HMG.
FO 371/156696

Security of merchant shipping in Persian Gulf, 1961

This file contains: Press cutting of an article from the Financial Times on the rise in Gulf cargo rates (8) Correspondence regarding proposals made by British India Steam Navigation Company Limited for improving security precautions for ships at Gulf ports (10) Correspondence from British India Steam Navigation Company Limited regarding pre-embarkation searches, with the suggestion that this matter might be mentioned to the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum (12) Report from Gray Mackenzie & Company Limited, regarding new safety precautions they have introduced

FO 371/156694

Planning between UK and US on possible intervention in Persian Gulf, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to the question of whether there should be plans put in place for coordinated Anglo-US intervention in the Gulf, particularly regarding the defence of Kuwait, and the possible approaches for encouraging the US to agree to greater cooperation (1-4).

FO 371/156693

Arms Smuggling in Persian Gulf, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: Arms smuggling in the Gulf and the legality of the Royal Navy carrying out arrests of suspected crews (1) The agreement of Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan for the Abu Dhabi Police to cooperate with the Trucial Oman Scouts in anti-arms smuggling operations (2) Arms smuggling from the United Arab Republic to the Aden Protectorate (3) A meeting with Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, in which the Ruler agreed to cooperate with the anti-smuggling operations of the Trucial Oman Scouts in the Howeilat [Huway
FO 371/156691

Commercial relations between UK and Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms, 1961

This file contains: Redraft of a paper by A T Lamb, First Secretary (Commercial) in Bahrain A T Lamb entitled: 'Problems of commercial representation in the Southern Gulf States of Bahrain, Qatar, the Trucial States, and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman', along with correspondence regarding its contents and suitability for publication (1) Another copy of Lamb's paper, with responses (2) Correspondence regarding the need for British businesses to communicate directly with the Commercial Officers in the different Sheikhdoms and in Muscat, rather than through the Political Residenc
FO 371/156687

Economic reports on Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms for 1960, 1961

This file contains: Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms of Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman - Economic Report No. 4 of 1960, for December Quarter (1) Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms of Bahrain, Qatar, and the Trucial States and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman - Economic Review for 1960, along with a covering letter providing a summary of notable developments. There is also a confidential annex to the annual economic review (2) Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms of Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman - Economic Report No.
FO 371/149177

Precedence and ceremonial for rulers of Persian Gulf States and their families, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Protocols for meeting important figures in the Gulf and visitors from Britain and other countries (1) Enquiry from the College of Arms Trust to the Foreign Office, as to whether it would be appropriate for them to approach the Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Abdulla Al Salem Al Sabah as part of a public appeal for funds (2) Table of precedence for Bahrain, with persons ranked according to the number of guns in their respective salutes.
FO 371/149176

Protocol for greeting rulers of Trucial States, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to the purchase of saluting guns for the Rulers of the Trucial States and arrangements for the shipment of the guns and ammunition (1-3).

FO 371/149170

Ruling family of Muscat and Oman, 1960

This file contains: Covering letter from E A W Bullock of the Foreign Office that accompanied some photographs (not included in the file) taken during the visit of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur to the Associated British Elstree Studios. A letter from the Sultan thanking Bullock for the photos (20) Letter from Sayyed Saif Bin Humood Bin Faisal Al Said in Zanzibar to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, congratulating him on his appointment and requesting attention to an earlier petition.
FO 371/149153

Tribes of Oman, 1960

This file contains: Report entitled 'Additional Notes on the Tribes of Oman', prepared by HB Walker, along with relevant correspondence  (1) Copies of reports entitled 'Politics and Personalities, Tribes of Oman (especially Dhahira)', 'Extra Notes on the Tribes of Oman' and 'Additional Notes on the Tribes of Oman', prepared by Walker, with a covering note regarding the distribution of the reports (2)

FO 371/149073

Communications equipment for Doha airport, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Request of Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani for the agreement of the Ministry of Aviation to the installation of radio teletype equipment at Doha (1-4) Allocation of frequencies for the radio teletype equipment for Doha (5) Dispute between two airline agencies in Doha. One agency is owned by Qasim Darwish Fakhro and Abdulla Darwish Fakhro and the other by Sheikh Jassim Bin Khalid Al Thani.