Persian Gulf; Trucial sheikdoms; frontier dispute with Saudi Arabia

This file contains correspondence relating to the frontier dispute with Saudi Arabia and covers:

• Saudi operations at Buraimi
• Operations on the Trucial Coast
• Saudi Arabia Annual Review for 1952
• Exchange of letters relating to breaches of the Standstill Agreement and defence measures taken
• Impending military operations
• Conversations between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Ruler of Kuwait
• Letter from J F Dulles expressing concern over the British position
• Possible consequences of a breach of relations by Saudi Arabia
• Proposal for the withdrawal of Turki from Buraimi, and the installation of a small British and Saudi force in the Oasis
• Death of an RAF doctor and a Palestinian Sergeant Major as a result of an incident within the Trucial Levies squadron at Buraimi
• Conversation between the Secretary of State and the Saudi Ambassador on 11 November 1953
• Settlement negotiations
• Amendments to the draft arbitration agreement
• Presence of oil  in the disputed area
• Movements of British forces
• Blockade of Turki’s party in Buraimi
• Letter from Churchill to  King Ibn Saud, together with a translation of a reply from King Ibn Saud
• Informal invitation to Amir Faisal to visit London
• Exchange of correspondence relating to Pelham's visit to Riyadh
• Alleged incident in the Mosque of Sa'arah
• Note on the possible occupation of the islands of Tamb [Tunb Islands], and Abu Musa by Iran
• Arbitration discussions
• Incident at Ibri
• Agreement of King Ibn Saud to the definition of the south eastern frontiers of Saudi Arabia by means of arbitration
• Comments on Pelham's despatch reporting on his first mission to King Ibn Saud
• Withdrawal from Mazyad
• Iranian claim to Sirri Island
• Request from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur for technical assistance from the United States under the Mutual Security Programme
• Alleged attack on a Bani Ka'ab post and incidents of aggression by British forces
• Strain on Anglo-American relations arising from the continued presence of Turki in Buraimi