Dispute about sovereignty of Buraimi. Code EA file 1084 (papers 383 - 406)

This file contains correspondence relating to:

• An account of reasons why Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan sent an armed force to his villages. It is suggested that Turki's action in sending a car to the Abu Dhabi villages and his attempt to pick up Sheikh Saqr Al Nuaimi on his way back to Buraimi should form the subject of a protest (383)
• An account of Weir's interview with Sheikh Saqr Al Nuaimi, following which he took action against two leading agitators amongst his servants; and Weir's visit to Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's villages. There is no intention of building a police fort in Hili (384)
• The Saudi government do not consider that the flying of Turki's flag at Hamasa is a breach of the Standstill Agreement. The Ministry of Foreign Affair’s note of 10 November replying to a complaint (385)
• Anglo-Saudi frontier dispute respecting Buraimi. It includes a copy of an aide memoire to Ibn Saud dated 10 November and his reply of the 15 November (386)
• A discussion with Sir J Bowker on Buraimi, on the subject of the Ambassador asking when to expect HMG's reply to Saudi Arabia's proposal for the settlement of the frontier question, and a discussion on the activities of Weir and the continued detention of the Sheikh of Dawahir (387)
• A discussion with Sir J Bowles on Buraimi, on the Ambassador, who has been informed that Mr Pelham had communicated HMG's reply to Ibn Saud advocating arbitration. Ibn Saud continues to complain of Weir's visit and the detention of the Sheikh of Dawahir. HMG complained of Turki's activities and Ibn Saud complained of the Desert Locust Survey's political activities (389)
• Consideration that the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Saeed Bin Taimur should be induced to take action as soon as possible in respect of Sheikh Saqr Al Nuaimi of Buraimi, his representation at Buraimi and Dhank (390)
• Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur has spoken strongly against the contracting of marriages by the Saudis in Buraimi, and their constructing and repairing of houses. A suggestion is made to protest against these building activities (391)
• Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur's proposal to leave for the UK as soon as possible in January, with details given of the proposed journey (393)
• Ibn Saud has been informed of the Foreign Office's reply to Weir's report and complaint about Turki's activities (395)
• Comments on the visit of Mr Plant, of Locust Control Trucial Coast, to Buraimi. It has been advised that any attempt by the Saudis to interfere with Locust Control activity would be a breach of the Standstill Agreement (396)
• A report on a slight brush Turki had with the levies of Hamasa while going to meet Sulaiman Bin Himyar (397)
• An account of a conversation between the Bahrain Agency munshi and Taleb Al Hina'i about the Imam's emissaries visit to Ibn Saud. It is suggested that the approach about oil may have been a ruse to get Sulaiman Bin Himyar away from the Saudis (398)
• Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur's attitude to the Omanis in possession of Saudi nationality papers (399)
• The Secretary of State's instruction that service departments should be consulted about the possibility of making some military demonstration in the Trucial States capitals and also Muscat (400)
• The Abu Dhabi frontier problem. It includes the frontier claims to date, the frontier line HMG might secure from an impartial arbitrator, and the 'minimum' frontier line on which HMG should base any unilateral declaration (401)
• Questions raised on the Saudi Arabian and the Buraimi frontier arbitration (402)
• Qatar and the frontier dispute. It is likely that the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani who is going to see Ibn Saud on 3 December, will come to some agreement with him over the frontier dispute. Comments on the necessity of preventing Ibn Saud drawing the attention of the Trucial Sheikhs to the advantage of direct negotiations (403)
• Comments on relations between various tribesmen of Oman and Sharjah and the Saudis (404)
• A suggestion that a protest should be made against the sending of tribesmen to Ibn Saud by Turki, and that HMG should make it clear that they are not prepared to include the territory belonging to the Trucial Coast rulers in the arbitration proceedings (405)
• The Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani does not welcome arbitration proposals. He wishes to negotiate the question of the Qatar frontier directly with Ibn Saud (406).