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FO 1016/706

Land and sea boundaries, 1960

This file relates to Kuwait's land frontiers and seabed boundaries.
FO 1016/658

Boundary limitations of Dhofar, 1958

This file concerns the location of the boundary between Dhofar and the rest of Oman and how this impacts on the oil concessions granted to Cities Service Oil Company Limited and to Petroleum Development (Oman) Limited (PDO).
FO 1016/678

Ruling family of Muscat, 1959

This file concerns the formulation of measures that the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur will take to improve his administration and secure his position, including ways of strengthening the military; increasing his sources of revenue; and improving and accelerating development programmes.
FO 1016/722

Kuwait-Iran sea-bed boundary, 1961

This file contains correspondence on: The difference in ‘size’ between the Admiralty chart covering the head of the Gulf and that of the American chart of that area Records of meetings regarding the Iran-Kuwait seabed boundary held 17-22 December 1960.
FO 371/163075

Education in England of son of Ruler of Abu Dhabi, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: Possible attachment of the son of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Sultan Bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan to one of the states in the East Aden Protectorate after he has completed his education at Felsham House (1) Meeting between J E H Boustead and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the latter's refusal to meet with King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud; a meeting between Boustead and Sheikh Shakhbut and the latter's refusal of a secretary (2, 7) Possibility of a future meeting between Sheikh Sultan and the Lord Privy Seal (
FO 371/132781

UK policy towards Muscat and Oman, 1958

This file concerns UK policy towards the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
FO 371/156673

Political relations between Persian Gulf states and UK, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: The list of documents to be added to A R Walmsley's list of treaties and agreements; the comments of J C Moberly on updating the collection of documents and agreements; the proposal for printing a collection of documents on administration and oil concessions (16-17, 19) The reflections of G H Middleton on the eve of his departure from his post in the Gulf (18) A parliamentary question from John Stonehouse to the Lord Privy Seal on the assistance provided to the Gulf States including Bahrain and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman; and a rad
FO 371/156770

Internal political situation, 1961

This file relates to the internal political situation in Muscat and Oman. It covers correspondence on: The alleged travel restrictions imposed on families of rebel leaders in Muscat and Oman. It includes a letter from Himyar Bin Sulaiman to the UN Secretary-General (201) A meeting of the Consultative Council of the Imamate of Oman, 12 September 1961 (202) A lecture by two Omani students from Cairo reported by the Moroccan daily Al Tahrir (203) The release of twelve Omani political prisoners on 31 August and 1 September 1961.
FO 371/168633

Political relations between Persian Gulf states and UK: Anglo-US talks on policy in Persian Gulf, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conversation between P McKearney and Khulusi Khayri and Edward Atiya of the Arab Development Society and the latter two's first impressions of Abu Dhabi and Doha (21) Minute by R S Crawford on Anglo-US discussion of issues relating to oil and the Gulf; a conversation between Hermann Eilts and A R Walmsley on the proposed discussions; a minute by Walmsley on the bilateral meeting and lunch hosted by Sir R B Stevens; a request to the Ministry of Defence for possible comments on the draft brief for discussions; the possible attendance of dele
FO 371/156672

Political relations between Persian Gulf states and UK, 1961

This file relates to British policy in the Gulf. It contains correspondence concerning: A parliamentary question by Woodrow Wyatt MP asking if the Lord Privy Seal proposes to visit the Gulf States to discuss the modernisation of treaty relationships (1, 4) Points arising from a meeting of Political Agents regarding Britain's future policy in the Gulf.
FO 371/168925

Economic development, 1963

This file relates to economic development in the Trucial States.
FO 371/163013

Political relations: UK, 1962

This file relates to efforts to restore diplomatic relations between Britain and Saudi Arabia. It contains correspondence concerning: The Iranian Prime Minister's report on his talks with the Saudis regarding the possible resumption of Anglo-Saudi relations. It also includes a summary of Herbert de Ribbing's efforts to resolve the Buraimi refugee problem (21) A conversation between Pierre Edde, from a prominent Lebanese family, and Prince Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud.