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FO 371/104342

Opening of branches of the British Bank of the Middle East in Sharjah and proposals to open further branches in Kuwait and Qatar. Code EA file 1115, 1953

This file contains correspondence on: British Bank of the Middle East’s proposal to open a branch in the neutral zone near Kuwait in a location agreed by Aminoil (7, 8) Enquiries of progress made on visit to Bahrain by the Chief Inspector of the branches of the Habib Bank Limited, Karachi (9) Report on a conversation between the manager of the British Bank of the Middle East and D A Greenhill on the opening of a branch in Doha (10) British Bank of the Middle East's shortage of sterling (11) Conversation with Mr Musker on the growing importance of Doha as an oil centre which could
FO 371/104338

Economic annex to Trucial States Annual Report for 1952. Code EA file 11015, 1953

This file contains the annex to the Trucial States Annual Report for 1952. It includes the economic section and related correspondence (1).
FO 371/104332

Social and economic development in the Trucial States. Code EA file 1105, 1953

This file contains correspondence on: Gulf Trading and Refrigeration Company Limited wishes to form a local company in Bahrain to carry out a cold storage project (1-4) Social and economic development in the Trucial States (1) Costs of counteracting Saudi propaganda (2) Suggestion made that funds should be provided for social and economic development in the Trucial States (4) Contributors to the Dubai Hospital and methods of counteracting Saudi propaganda including films for Dubai (5) Trucial Coast development and a preliminary survey of the Trucial Coast (6-10) Programme out
FO 371/104312

Frontier dispute between Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf States, 1953 Nov 13 - Nov 30

This file contains correspondence on: Buraimi murder incident (1051-1054, 1060, 1067, 1069, 1071) Proposal to send ammunition to Sheikh Abdulla Bin Salem at Mahadha (1055) Translation of a private letter from Sayyed Ahmad Bin Ibrahim reporting details of the road the Saudi government have started making for Buraimi (1056) Copy of a letter from Sharjah recording a statement by a slave who was employed by Turki Bin Ataishan, and who escaped from Hamasa (1057) Report from the British Information Service that the American press are not interested in publicising the Buraimi dispute (1
FO 371/104275

Frontier dispute between Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf States, 1953 Jan 5 - Jan 12

This file contains correspondence relating to: HMG's proposed reply to Saudi Arabian notes on Buraimi, frontier arbitration and the Standstill Agreement (15) Notes to the Saudi Arabian Government offering a renewal of arbitration proposals and a reply to the Jeddah dispatch (16) Question as to whether the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur should be given texts of notes exchanged with the Saudis on flag flying at Buraimi (17) Views of the Air Officer commanding Habbaniya [Al Habbaniyah] regarding landing armoured cars following a visit to Sharjah (18) Two reports to Sulta
FO 371/99715

Negotiation for revision of the UK-Bahrain Air Agreement; offer of US surplus glide-path equipment for use at Bahrain or Sharjah. Code GA file 60 (papers 1 to 26), 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to: Protest from British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) at the transhipment tax levied by Bahrain customs on all goods transmitted from one aircraft to another (1) Payments of rental and services at Bahrain airport to the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa (2) Policy in relation to the amendments of re-registration of the UK Bahrain Civil Air Agreement (3) Revision of the UK Bahrain Civil Air Agreement (4) Extension of the air strip at Doha (5, 7) Query on Treasury approval for the post of civil aerodrome commanda
FO 371/99714

Civil aviation in the Gulf States of Bahrain, Kuwait and Sharjah; clearance of charter and non-scheduled flights by Saudi Arabia, Middle East Air Line and Air Liban aircraft. Code GA file 59, 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to: Procedure for clearing chartered and private flights by foreign aircraft to and from Bahrain, Kuwait and Sharjah (1) Charter flights from Beirut to Kuwait (2) Unauthorised charter flights from Beirut to Kuwait made by Middle East Airlines Company (MEAL) (3) Supply of aviation fuel and oil to civil aircraft at Masirah Island (5) Non-scheduled flights unauthorised by MEAL and traffic rights at Kuwait (6) Clearance of charter flights by Saudi Arabian aircraft (7) Records of discussions on civil aviation in the Gulf (8) Cleara
FO 371/99016

Visit by Eugene Black of the IBRD to the Persian Gulf states; IBRD anxiety to find new sources of sterling funds. Code UEE file 138, 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to: International Bank and the Gulf States (1) Mr Black's visit to Bahrain, but had no discussion on the investment of Bahrain Government money in the bank's security; an assumption that Black did not discuss the sale of securities whilst in the Gulf area; reports that Black has no intention of taking initiative with regards to the sale of bank bonds in the Gulf (2-4)

FO 371/98842

Relations between the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) and the Saudi Arabian Government; decree cancelling income tax exemption for oil companies' gross profits. Code ES file 1531 (papers 19 to end), 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to: Translation of a Royal Decree which cancels exemption from Saudi income tax of such parts of oil companies' gross profits which have been paid in taxes outside Saudi Arabia (19) Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) Saudi Arabian oil negotiations, including the US State Department's views and a summary of the Saudi Arabian demands and the company's attitude towards them; the possibility of negotiations being adjourned during Ramadhan (20-22) Saudi and American Government, including the Arabian American Oil Company negotiations

FO 371/98833

Negotiations between the UK and Saudi Arabia on frontier questions. Code ES file 1081 (papers 95 to end), 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to: Flight of an Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) Dakota aircraft over the Iraq Petroleum Company's (IPC) camp site at Murban (95) History of the dispute, the Saudi and American attitude, possible future action and recommendations for solutions (97-98) RAF to regard the 1935 boundary with the 1937 adjustment as the boundary of undisputed Saudi territory (99) Buckmaster's report on his visit to the Liwa Oasis (96, 100, 112) Iraq Petroleum Company and the Saudi frontier dispute (101) Saudi frontier negotiations (102, 103, 114-122)

FO 371/98832

Negotiations between the UK and Saudi Arabia on frontier questions. Code ES file 1081 (papers 66 - 94), 1952

This file contains correspondence on: Frontier negotiations. It includes the original Arabic text of the 1935 Saudi Arabia Frontier Offer; confirmation from Sheikh Hafiz Wahba that the Saudis do not propose to resume the conference until October at the earliest (67-68) American interest in the Saudi Arabian frontier negotiations (70) Southeastern Saudi Arabian frontier negotiations (71) Frontier dispute.
FO 371/98831

Negotiations between the UK and Saudi Arabia on frontier questions. Code ES file 1081 (papers 44 - 65), 1952

This file contains correspondence on: Frontier negotiations.