Skip to main content
Home
Menu العربية
  • The archives
  • Online exhibitions
  • About us
  • Log in
  • Register

The archives

Filter by:

Filter by places

  • (-) Yemen (2)
  • France (2)
  • Saudi Arabia (2)
  • Aden (1)
  • Dhahran (1)
  • Khamis Mushait (1)
  • London (1)
  • Pakistan (1)
  • Paris (1)
  • Riyadh (1)
  • UK (1)
  • United Arab Republic (1)
  • United States of America (1)

Filter by personalities

  • (-) Hashim S Hashim (2)
  • Charles de Gaulle (1)
  • Eldon Griffiths (1)
  • F V Corfield (1)
  • John Stonehouse (1)
  • M C G Man (1)
  • R F Brown (1)
  • Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (1)
  • Turki Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (1)

Filter by entities

  • (-) Saudi Arabian Air Defence Scheme (2)
  • Airwork Services Limited (2)
  • Associated Electrical Industries (2)
  • British Aircraft Corporation Limited (2)
  • Royal Saudi Air Force (2)
  • Lockheed Corporation (1)
  • Plessey Company Limited (1)
  • Raytheon (1)
  • Rolls-Royce Limited (1)
  • Saudi Arabian Defence Consortium (1)

Filter by subjects

  • Arms and military equipment (2)
  • Trade (2)
  • Aviation (1)
  • Conflicts/disputes (1)
  • Defence (1)
  • Foreign relations/External affairs (1)

Filter by date range

Active filters

  • Remove filter Saudi Arabian Air Defence Scheme Saudi Arabian Air Defence Scheme
  • Remove filter Hashim S Hashim Hashim S Hashim
  • Remove filter Yemen Yemen
FCO 8/785

Air force: magic carpet, 1967-1968

This file concerns contracts with UK companies of the 'Magic Carpet' consortium to provide aircraft support, pilots, training, radar, missiles and related equipment at Khamis Mushait, to meet Saudi Arabian concerns over the conflict in Yemen.

FCO 8/1748

Saudi Arabian air defence scheme, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part C of a series of files relating to the Saudi Arabian Air Defence Scheme (SAADS), where the Saudi Arabian Government signed a letter of intent, agreeing to buy aircrafts, training, maintenance and military equipment from three British companies overseen by HMG. These companies, known collectively as the Saudi Arabian Defence Consortium (SADC), are: British Aircraft Corporation Limited (BAC), Associated Electrical Industries (AEI) and Airwork Services Limited.

  • Tips for searching
  • Contact us
  • Accessibility
  • Sitemap
  • Browser support
  • Copyright
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy policy
  • Terms of Use

© 2025 National Library and Archives of the UAE