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FCO 164/16

Trucial States: frontiers around Buraimi, 1 November 1947 - 30 November 1947

This file contains a collection of extracts from Political Diaries, Muscat Administration Reports, letters, reports by Political Agents, views of Tribal Chiefs, and Sheikhs of the Trucial Coast regarding tribal allegiance, territorial claims in the area surrounding the Buraimi Oasis. It includes the description of principal places in Jau.
FCO 17/310

Visit by King Hussein to Baghdad and the Gulf, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to King Hussein’s tour of Gulf States; Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia.

FCO 14/957

Air Service Agreements between the United Kingdom and Oman, 1 January 1972 - 31 December 1972

This file contains correspondence relating to the air service discussions between the United Kingdom (UK) and the Sultanate of Oman, and on extending the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) air services to Muscat and Oman. It includes the draft text of the agreement between the UK Government and the Government of the the Sultanate of Oman for air services between and beyond their respective territories.
FCO 13/741

British Council activities in Qatar, 1 January 1974 - 31 December 1974

This file contains correspondence relating to the establishment of a university in Qatar and involvement of British Council in various development projects in Qatar. Other subjects discussed in the file are the influence of Egyptian teachers in the education sector in Qatar, taxation of foreign earnings, and an information Policy Report for Qatar for the year 1973-1974.

BN 76/64

Qatar: Reports of Overseas Visits, 1973-1978

This file contains correspondence relating to comprehensive reports based on visits by members of the Department of Health and Social Security to Qatar.

T 312/2840

Qatar: management of the 1968 Sterling Agreement, 1969 - 1971

This file contains correspondence relating to the management of 1968 Qatar sterling agreements.
FCO 8/4507

Trilateral talks between Oman, the UK and USA, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns proposed Oman-US-UK trilateral talks.
FCO 8/1324

British government policy in Persian Gulf, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file concerns HMG’s attempts to reach a political and defence settlement for the Gulf after the British military withdrawal from the region which is planned for 1971, in particular debates around prolonging the British presence.
FCO 8/1153

Qatar and Iran median line, 1968 Jan 01-1968 Dec 31

This file relates to an agreement signed by Qatar and Iran on 20 September 1968, concerning their continental shelf boundary, based on an 'agreed minute' from 1966 between the UK and Iran.
FCO 8/3144

Relations between United Arab Emirates and Oman, 1978 Jan 01 - 1978 Dec 31

This file concerns the relations between the UAE and Oman, between January and February 1978.
FCO 8/1370

The claim of Iran to Bahrain, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file concerns the claims of Iran to the Island of Bahrain from April to May 1970.
FCO 8/1369

The claim of Iran to Bahrain, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file concerns the claim of Iran to the Island of Bahrain from March to April 1970. It contains correspondence relating to: The concerns of Lord Caradon [H M Foot] about the reaction of UN Secretary-General U Thant and Dr Ralph Bunche to an article about Bahrain printed in the Daily Telegraph.