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FCO 8/1731

Visit of Deputy Ruler of Qatar to UK, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani, July 1971, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is about the Deputy Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani, March to July 1971.
FO 1016/628

Military operations in central Oman, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: The psychological warfare and shelling by medium-range guns against the Bani Riyam and Taleb Bin Ali Al Hina'i's mine-laying operations against British and Muscati forces An account of the unofficial coordination committee meeting at Nizwa on 6 March 1958 The assessment of aerial photographs for damage caused by the shelling of Jebel Akhdar The deployment of Trucial Oman Scouts' (TOS) vehicles to provide protection to convoys against the ambushes and mine-laying operations of partisans of the Imam of Oman A rumour about the possible

FO 1016/626

Oman, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: An item on the Treaty of Sib [Treaty of Seeb] (1920) in the summer issue of the Middle East Journal, 1958 A meeting between officials from the US State Department and the British Embassy to discuss the political relationship between the Sultanate of Muscat and the Imamate of Oman A discussion about the efficiency of communications between Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur, Interior Minister Sayyed Ahmad Bin Ibrahim and the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS) Two reports on the deployment of mine detectors to Nizwa, and pardoning of Sheikh Mohammad Bin Abd
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 371/156785

Discussions at UN about Oman, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: UN general debate on the question of Oman and the request by the Indian delegation to postpone voting until 4 December 1961 (101) Conclusion of the Special Political Committee's debate on the Oman question, details of voting, and the expected progress of the resolution to a Plenary Session.
FO 371/127152

Foreign policy of Saudi Arabia, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Discussion with J F Dulles regarding the upcoming visit of King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud to the US (1) Efforts of Turkey, as well as other Baghdad Pact powers, to use King Saud's visit to the US as an opportunity to build stronger relations with Saudi Arabia (2) Impressions of Mr Steffen, the Counsellor of the German Legation at Jedda [Jeddah] (3) Report that King Saud is considering calling a congress of Muslim states, and has expressed his support for the Eisenhower Doctrine (4) Summary of a discussion with Harry Kern (5) Comm
FO 371/126916

Political relations between states in Persian Gulf and UK: UK policy, 1957

This file contains: Responses to a draft Cabinet paper [not enclosed] on future policy to be pursued on the Gulf.