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FO 371/157072

Travels abroad of ruler of Ajman, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to the Ruler of Ajman Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi and his second visit to Iran (1).

FO 371/157023

Economy, 1961

This file contains the Trucial States Economic Report No 3 for the quarter ending 30 September 1961 (1).

FO 371/157021

Political relations: Iran, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: The Ruler of Ajman's agreement with Iran for them to build a hospital in Ajman (1) The visit of Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi the Ruler of Sharjah to Tehran (2).

FO 371/156774

Political relations: Iraq, 1961

This file contains a report of discussions with Hashim Jawad, mostly regarding the political situation in Oman (1).
FO 371/156709

UK representation in Persian Gulf, 1961

This file contains a record of a meeting held in the Foreign Office regarding the reorganisation of the British representation in the Gulf (1).

FO 371/148919

Persian Gulf States, Muscat and Oman: salient points, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Form-at-a-Glance for the Persian Gulf and Muscat and Oman, containing information on: population; government; important treaties and agreements; Communist influence; and armed forces (1) G L McDermott's impressions following his visits to Kuwait and Bahrain (2)

FO 371/140272

Religion in countries in Persian Gulf. Code BA file 1781, 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to: Request for information regarding the proposed visit of the Anglican Archbishop (1) News that a secretary of Anwar Sadat has visited Doha and received a donation of £50,000 towards the Islamic Congress and discussions as to what the function of this Congress is, and whether it might have political intentions (2)

FO 371/140255

Amendments to Orders in Council for Qatar. Code BA file 16413, 1959

This file contains: Amendments to Qatar Orders in Council (1) Correspondence relating to new concurrences for Qatar, and the prospect of establishing a Joint Court (3)

FO 371/140164

Commercial relations between Trucial States and UK. Code BA file 1153, 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to the UK trade with the Trucial States and a report on the merchant community of Abu Dhabi, which contains profiles of individual merchants, including Khalifa Bin Yusef (1).

FO 371/132818

Customs services in Muscat, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to a customs dispute between the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur regarding customs duties imposed by the Sultan on lorries travelling through Muscat territory in order to reach villages that belong to Abu Dhabi in the Buraimi region (1).

FO 371/126978

Court registers in Qatar and Bahrain, 1957

This file contains: Report of an inspection of the Court Registers at Doha including a review of cases filed, of difficulties encountered and suggestions for the future (10) Report of an examination of the Court Records for Bahrain (11) Report of an examination of the Court Records for Kuwait (12)

FO 371/126906

Political relations between Qatar and Egypt and between Kuwait and Egypt, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Iranian reports that the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani is considering placing Qatar under the protection of Egypt (1) The visit of the Kuwaiti Minister of Communications, Municipalities and Health to Egypt (2)