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FCO 8/1676

Oman: admission to Arab League, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file relates to Oman’s application to join the Arab League.
FO 371/120765

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and UK, 1956

This file relates to relations between Britain and Saudi Arabia. It contains correspondence concerning: Saudi Arabia's desire for friendly relations to be restored, but its consternation over the Buraimi dispute. It includes reports of broadcasts from Radio Mecca, communiqués issued by the Saudis, and records of meetings with Saudi officials including King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, his private secretary Sheikh Abdulla Balkhair, and the Saudi Chargé d'Affaires Omar Saqqaf.
FO 371/126891

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Formulation of a line of reply to press enquiries about the latest military operations in Oman and the extent of the British involvement in them (443) Summary of a discussion by the Chiefs of Staff Committee regarding future action in Oman, along with a draft minute to the Minister of Defence on this topic (444) Telegram from and a conversation with the US Consul General at Dhahran, in which he asserted that no unusual movement of Omanis to eastern Saudi Arabia had been noticed, nor any recruitment or military training of Omanis bee
FO 371/126998

School teachers for Persian Gulf, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Search for additional schoolteachers in Arab capitals for Kuwait and the Trucial Coast. It provides figures of present teaching staff employed in Kuwait and discusses the itinerary of the selection board (1) BBC and press reports that Egyptian, Syrian and Soviet embassies have been implicated in election riots in Lebanon.