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FCO 8/6134

Visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales to the Middle East, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to the Middle East, including the itinerary for their visit and the Saudi-British Trade Fair to be held in Saudi Arabia.

FCO 8/6119

Christianity in the Middle East, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to Christianity in the Middle East, including a report and memorandum entitled "Christian Worship in the Arabian Peninsula".
CAB 134/1086

Middle East Oil Committee: Meetings 1-16 (1955); Papers 1-32 (1955-1956); Meeting 1 (1956); Papers 1-3 (1956), 1955 Jan 6-1956 Jan 24

This file contains cabinet memoranda for the Middle East Oil Committee’s minutes of meetings from 6 January 1955 to 7 January 1956. This entire file concerns Gulf matters.
FO 1016/570

Omani Liberation Army, 1957

This file relates to the military situation in Muscat and Oman. It contains correspondence concerning: Situation reports, updates, and telegrams on military matters in Oman. It includes the arrival of a platoon of King’s Shropshire Light Infantry in Sharjah; the surrender of Tanuf and Bahlah [Bahla]; preparations to attack Sait [Bilad Sayt] and Ghumr; and the movement of the Trucial Oman Scouts and the Cameronians HMG’s publicity over the Oman situation.
FO 1016/554

Internal political situation: Muscat, 1957

This file relates to the internal political situation in Muscat and Oman. It contains correspondence concerning: Incidents and tribal disturbances in Oman.
FO 371/109831

Frontier dispute between Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf States, 1954 Mar 29 - 1954 May 3

This file relates to the Buraimi frontier dispute.
FO 371/156700

Oil prospecting in Persian Gulf, 1961

This file contains: Summaries, data, statistics and related correspondence concerning oil companies operating in the Persian Gulf, including: Abu Dhabi Marine Areas; ARAMCO; Aminoil; Arabian Oil Company; Bahrain Petroleum Company; Dubai Marine Areas; Getty Oil Company; Kuwait Oil Company; Petroleum Development (Oman); Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast); Qatar Petroleum Company; and Shell.
FO 371/126908

Political relations between Muscat and Oman and Saudi Arabia, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposed topics of discussion for a meeting between King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur (1) Plans for arranging a meeting between King Saud and the Sultan (2) Discovery of American weapons in Oman and the question of whether they are being supplied by Saudi Arabia to the Omani rebels.
FO 371/148858

Situation in countries of Arabia, 1960

This file contains: A summary of events concerning the Arabian Department during July 1960. The summary covers Muscat and Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and the Trucial States (1) A report of a conversation between Roger Stevens and J Terry Duce, who was making a tour of the American universities in the Middle East. They also discussed various aspects of the oil industry in the Middle East (Duce was previously Executive Vice President of the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO)) (2).

FO 371/104312

Frontier dispute between Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf States, 1953 Nov 13 - Nov 30

This file contains correspondence on: Buraimi murder incident (1051-1054, 1060, 1067, 1069, 1071) Proposal to send ammunition to Sheikh Abdulla Bin Salem at Mahadha (1055) Translation of a private letter from Sayyed Ahmad Bin Ibrahim reporting details of the road the Saudi government have started making for Buraimi (1056) Copy of a letter from Sharjah recording a statement by a slave who was employed by Turki Bin Ataishan, and who escaped from Hamasa (1057) Report from the British Information Service that the American press are not interested in publicising the Buraimi dispute (1
FO 371/98833

Negotiations between the UK and Saudi Arabia on frontier questions. Code ES file 1081 (papers 95 to end), 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to: Flight of an Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) Dakota aircraft over the Iraq Petroleum Company's (IPC) camp site at Murban (95) History of the dispute, the Saudi and American attitude, possible future action and recommendations for solutions (97-98) RAF to regard the 1935 boundary with the 1937 adjustment as the boundary of undisputed Saudi territory (99) Buckmaster's report on his visit to the Liwa Oasis (96, 100, 112) Iraq Petroleum Company and the Saudi frontier dispute (101) Saudi frontier negotiations (102, 103, 114-122)