Claims of Saudi Arabia to disputed areas of Oman and United Arab Emirates

This file relates to a boundary dispute between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia. It contains correspondence concerning:

• The transfer of funds from the Buraimi Arbitration Tribunal account to the Union de Banques Suisses
• Discussions between the US Ambassador to Kuwait William Alfred Stoltzfus, Jr and the Saudi Defence Minister Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
• The Japanese oil concession in the area
• The failure of Sudanese President Gaafar Mohammad Al Nimeiry in his attempt to mediate
• A meeting between Foreign Secretary Sir Alec Douglas-Home and Prince Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud regarding Anglo-Saudi relations, Oman and the two Yemens, Saudi-US relations, the border dispute with Abu Dhabi and the Arab-Israeli conflict
• The UK Ambassador to Kuwait A J Wilton's talk with Sheikh Sa'ad Al Abdulla Al Saleem
• US optimism on the possibility of progress towards a settlement of the dispute.