Border dispute between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia in area of Buraimi. Code BA file 1081 (papers 10 to 17)

This file relates to the border dispute between Abu Dhabi, the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and Saudi Arabia over Buraimi. It contains correspondence concerning:

• Possibility of recourse to the International Court of Justice or arbitration. It includes discussion of opposition to this by Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and parliamentary questions (and replies) by Philip Noel-Baker and Denis Healey (10, 12-16)
• Buraimi Arbitration Tribunal's safe deposit with Union de Banques Suisses, Geneva and its account with Barclays Bank, which had a balance of £1,479.2.2d on 30 June 1959 (11)